How much did it cost you (roughly) to put yourself through college for a year?

BrettMorganxD

I know it varies course to course with materials but any figures would be great.

Could you also give a breakdown such as

Travel: £20 a week
books: £60 for the year

etc etc.

I am talking college not university, excluding any course fee's

BrettMorganxD

BrettMorganxD wrote: »

I know it varies course to course with materials but any figures would be great.

Could you also give a breakdown such as

Travel: £20 a week
books: £60 for the year

etc etc.

I am talking college not university, excluding any course fee's

anyone? please

HappyMJ

It cost me the exact amount of the grant that I got at the time. I imagine it would be about the same today. Some students take overdrafts and additional loans and some don't. The cost of living and the value of those grants and loans will be about the same. You will need to ask the college what they think you will need.

The only thing I can help you with is a student saver with arriva is £400 per year (11 months). Purchased each term it's a total of £450 but excludes free travel during the school holidays.

My board would be in todays money about £20 a week.

Computing costs were quite high at the time and I'd guess about £500 over 3 years at the very least.

Then there was the going out money....that could be anything.

maginot

When I went to 6th form college the cost was zero. Well apart from a £3.99 Parker pen and a couple of A4 notepads.
Mum dropped me off in the morning and I walked the 2 miles back. Used the library and computer rooms for research during frees and textbooks were provided by the college. Made my own lunches from food parents bought.

I know some colleges do have some costs e.g. Books to be bought, but if you have financial difficulties, explain to the college and they may be able to help out.

Regarding travel, the only one who can answer that is you. How far do you live from college, what transport is available, how much does it cost etc?

Thorndrop

I bought notebooks, which are cheap from pretty much anywhere. Wilkos, supermarkets...
I bought a few books and revision guides. Probably totalled no more than £40.
For transport, I walked. I lived a mile away from my college so it wasn't hard. If it were further, I'd have biked like I do to uni now.
I never bought lunch or food/drinks - I'd always make packed lunches from food we had at home. I didn't pay for that since it came out of the family budget.
So in total, very little.

RosieBee_2

Hello,

Stationary probably cost me about £10 altogether - stuff like folders, paper, pens, highlighters etc

Travel - I lived about 5 miles away from College so I had to get a bus. Weekly bus pass was £7.50 a week with student discount.

Books - Didn't buy any course books. Our library was pretty well stocked so I could check out any books i'd need. Plus our tutors tended to order books in that were essential so we could book them out.

Food - Tended to make a small lunch from the family budget so it didn't cost me too much.

There were a few trips that needed to be paid for, but they were about £10 each and only twice a year.

I had a part time job while at College so I was pretty comfortable money wise.

Hope this helps

Derivative

Bit of a while since this has been posted but I thought I'd chime in.

My cost to go to sixth form was £6 for a weekly bus pass or walk/cycle the 2.9 mile journey. Stationery etc I didn't really track, but if it helps now I'm at University writing far more I probably spend less than £15 a year on ink for my fountain pen, and stacks of printer paper. Books = PDF or library.