The new tuition fees

Impet_Limpet

I got thinking about this the other day.

Full time students now pay up to £3000 p/a in tuiton fees.

But part time fees haven't really changed at brick universities, previously it cost a very similar amount either way.

I worked out the other day (after my ranting post!) that the tuition fees for my course part time actually comes to £3600 TOTAL thats 1 day per week over 4 years
If i undertook it full time I would cost £9000 TOTAL. Thats a saving of £5400

The advantage of p/t courses (specifically those designed as day release) is that you could work around 30hours and therefore earn a decent wage. You would only finish a year later that the full timers but you would have picked up valuable work experience too and stayed out of debt.

Hows that for money saving

dmg24

Unfortunately, it can also work the other way, that you end up paying a great deal more. Depends on the course x

bmouthboyo

Also a part time degree is not as highly looked upon from the employer aspact.

dmg24

bmouthboyo wrote: »

Also a part time degree is not as highly looked upon from the employer aspact.

Rubbish. My degree was a combination of distance learning and part time attendance. I got offered places on two of the top graduate schemes, ahead of many applicants who had studied full time.

Part time study shows the ability to manage your time, and to motivate yourself to put in the required hours. It also gives you time to build up a level of work experience, that would not be possible if studying full time.

I would also note that inaccurate spelling is looked upon very badly by employers.

keeperbear

bmouthboyo wrote: »

Also a part time degree is not as highly looked upon from the employer aspact.

What utter tosh! A great many mature students have to study part-time, and the vast majority outperform their full-time counterparts.

Employers simply want good graduates. A part-timer with a 1st class degree will always get a job over a waster full-timer with a 3rd class or 2:2 degree.

Please don't post such inaccurate information in future.

[Deleted User]

OP - absolutely right! AND if you are on benefits, say as a single parent,you can stay on them while you are a student without the student funding you get (help towards fees + £250 grant) affecting benefits. It really is a good solution for people who don't mind taking 5-6 years for their degree.

Blacksheep1979

keeperbear wrote: »

What utter tosh! A great many mature students have to study part-time, and the vast majority outperform their full-time counterparts.

Employers simply want good graduates. A part-timer with a 1st class degree will always get a job over a waster full-timer with a 3rd class or 2:2 degree.

Please don't post such inaccurate information in future.

not exactly an even comparisson is it? Sort of like saying someone with a 1st class degree from a 3rd rate poly will probably get chosen over someone with a 3rd from a redbrick uni......

BornSloppy

Wont it depend on the degree? An extra year away from a full paid job just to save a couple of thousand might not be worth. If you've a family it'd probably make sense due to having more time etc