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What help I can receive with college tuition fees?

  • 06-10-2010 1:33pm
    #1
    Ciaphas
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭


    Hi,

    I was unemployed the last year and receiving the job seekers allowance, because off this I qualified for the back to education allowance. I decided to go back to college and have paid my registration fee, but Im just after getting another letter now saying I also have to pay tuition fees.

    I really cant afford them and if Id have known before i paid registration I may not have gone back to college at all.

    Is their any help that I can receive financially?


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  • #2
    NinjaTruncs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭NinjaTruncs


    Had you previously completed a college course? as you should only have to pay for registration fees if you haven't.

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  • #3
    Ciaphas
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Ciaphas


    I have previously completed 3 years in a lvl 7 course. I was told that if I went back, as long as the course was a level 8 that I wouldnt have to pay tuition fees.


  • #4
    nudist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 157 ✭✭nudist


    Ciaphas wrote: »
    I have previously completed 3 years in a lvl 7 course. I was told that if I went back, as long as the course was a level 8 that I wouldnt have to pay tuition fees.

    Correct me if im wrong but a level 7 is a ordinary bachelors degree according to fetac right? if so then this level 7 counts a third level qualification. And since you can only get btea for a third level course the first time round for free, this might be why you have to pay now. Does that make sense?


  • #5
    Ciaphas
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Ciaphas


    You are correct it does count as a third level qualification, but as I am going from a level 7 to a level 8 I qualified for the BTEA(I am currently receiving this).

    What I dont understand is how I can receive this and yet I still have to pay the tuition fees? Surely if you qualify for BTEA you shouldnt have to pay tuition fees? Im just wondering what are my entitlements? Can the social welfare be of any help in regards to the tuition fee?


  • #6
    Balagan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,168 ✭✭✭Balagan


    You should have used the usual maintenance grant application forms of the relevant VEC/Local Authority to apply to get them to pay the fees part of your course only.


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  • #7
    jano1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86 ✭✭jano1


    If you were doing an add-on year to go from level 7 to level 8, then you wouldn't have to pay tuition fees for that extra year. If you are doing any year at a level you have already achieved, then you have to pay the tuition fees for doing these years again. The only exception is if you are a 'second-chance' student which I believe means you would have been out of college for the past 5 years.


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