Home/EU* Fee for September 2024 entry: £8,000 per year.
Please note:
Tuition fees are published for the first year of entry only and may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by the Office for Students.
*Fee information for European Union (EU) students: If your course starts on or after the 1st August 2021, you will no longer be eligible for financial support from Student Finance England unless you meet one of the following criteria:
- you are able to benefit from the citizens’ rights agreements
- you are an Irish national living in the UK or Republic of Ireland – benefits of Irish nationals under Common Travel Area guidance arrangement will continue
Additional costs include:
Optional trips for work experience, especially if you wish to volunteer overseas, as some of our previous students have done. Additional printing over and above the £10 allowance provided by the college, and the cost of books that you might wish to purchase.
We strongly recommend that you purchase a laptop for your course.
If you need any further information or guidance, please contact us at HE@activatelearning.ac.uk
We recommend that you budget c£100 a year for additional costs such as for stationary to undertake your studies. You can borrow textbooks and access journals from the recommended reading lists most of these are available from the Learning Resource Centre. If you choose to buy textbooks, they may cost up to £60 each.
Specific additional costs in respect of this course are:
- BACP student membership £82 per year
- supervision at clinical placements may be free for certain agencies but could cost £50 per hour for approximately 30 hours.
- personal therapy from approximately £30 to £45 per hour is recommended but not compulsory.
- Indemnity Insurance may be free for certain agencies but could cost on average £50 in total.
- travel expenses to/from placement, therapy, and supervision venues
Activate Learning recognises that funding is a big part of your decision to embark on a higher education programme. You will be aware of, should budget for, and be able to meet, all of the pre-requisite costs associated with your course, eg course fees, cost of necessary materials or activities (such as personal therapy for counselling students) and regular travel to and from college. For eligible students, we have put in place arrangements in the form of bursaries and funds to support you with other course-related expenditures during the term of your studies.