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fees for mature students

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  • 08-07-2011 1:17pm
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    rocco.
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    Could somebody fill me in on fees for mature students..

    Aside from any grants do we have to pay full fees or a lesser rate?

    Cheers.


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    Agent_99
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    There are so many variables for fees depending on your circumstances,

    Course of study
    whether you have availed of free fee course before
    BTEA or Maintenance Grant application


    a bit more information is required to answer your question or go to

    http://www.studentfinance.ie/mp9377/course-fees/index.html

    and answer the options and it will bring you through it.


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    paperclip2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,280 ✭✭✭paperclip2


    rocco. wrote: »
    Could somebody fill me in on fees for mature students..

    Aside from any grants do we have to pay full fees or a lesser rate?

    Cheers.

    There are two types of fees:
    Tuition fees which at the present moment in time are free to all eligible students for their first attempt at 3rd level education. They can range from €1000 to upwards of €15,000 depending on where and what the course is. Generally there are no free fees for a second third level qualification if its at the same or lower level as one you currently hold. If you started a previous qualification and left without qualifying you may be eligible for free fees for another course if there is a five year gap between the two.

    Registration fees: These are charges set by the third level sector to nominally cover the costs associated with registering you as a student and administering the provision of your education. At present for all third level bodies this stands at €2,000 and is payable by all students.

    You can have this fee covered if you are eligible for a grant from the VEC or Co. Council. Even if you are not eligible for the maintenance portion of the grant you can still have this €2,000 registration fee covered.


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