Stay Local, Go Far
CLICK HERE to download our NEW Higher Education brochure.
With a higher education course at Riverside College of Higher Education for:
- Excellent value for money
- Small class sizes and award winning support
- Outstanding IQER (HE equivalent to Ofsted)
- 98% pass rates for 2011
- Local venue, with tailored timetables to allow for part-time employment
- Non repayable bursary available to all students – £1,000 for full time degree students and £500 for part time degree students
Click HERE to download a PFD of our Higher Education brochure 2012/13.
The table below details the courses available, the duration of each course, if it is full time or part time and the yearly tuition fee.
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Course |
Full Time Hons Degree(3 years) £4900 per year |
Part Time Hons Degree (4 Years)£3700 per year |
HNC (2 years part time)£1200 per year |
| Health and Social Care | * |
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* |
| Advanced Studies in Early Years |
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* |
* |
| Business |
* |
* |
* |
| Sport |
* |
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| Diploma Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (DTLLS) |
2 year part time course, please enquire about prices. |
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| Foundation Degree in Counselling |
2 year part time course, please enquire about prices. |
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Riverside College of Higher Education supports students to access quality, local higher education in the most affordable way.
A tuition fee loan is available to all first time under-graduates, on all full time and part time courses, so you won’t pay back any of your course fees until you are earning a minimum of £21,000 per year. Repayments start at £7.50 per month dependant upon what you earn.
The table below demonstrates the amount you would be paying per month:
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Yearly salary: |
Monthly repayment: |
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£15,000 |
Nothing |
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£16,000 |
Nothing |
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£21,000 |
Nothing |
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£22,000 |
£7.50 |
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£30,000 |
£67.50 |
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£40,000 |
£142.50 |
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£50,000 |
£217.50 |
Student Bursary:
All of our Higher Education students will be eligible for a bursary. For full time students this bursary is £1,000 per and for part time students it is £500 per year.
The bursary is non repayable it will not be added to your tuition loan it is money in your bank to help with living expenses, travel, books and any other course related costs.
The bursary will be paid each year of the course in three instalments.
Widening Participation:
At Riverside College we also operate the National Scholarship Programme, providing an additional £3000 for full time students (subject to eligibility criteria and selection).
For more information on this criteria and how to apply, please contact our Higher Education Team.
Outstanding quality and award winning support:
Riverside College of Higher Education has achieved an excellent reputation for the quality of Higher Education courses we have been delivering for the last 30 years. We have strong relationships with universities, business and industry regionally, which is a tremendous benefit to our HE students.
We have excellent partnerships with local universities and are proud to have courses validated by Edexcel, Edge Hill University, and Staffordshire University.
Our support for students is outstanding. We aim to provide a truly caring environment for of our young people, and have scooped a top national award, the Matrix Excellence Award.
How to Apply:
For more information on our Higher Education courses and student finance, download our prospectus by clicking HERE or please call our Higher Education Team on 0151 257 2035.
You can apply through the college application form by clicking here HERE. You do not need to apply though the UCAS system. Please ensure that on your application form within the course section you indicate that you are applying for a Higher Education course.
Our Partners:
Links with Employers
Riverside College has a tradition of working with local employers to meet the needs of local employers and students. This was highlighted as one of our areas of good practice in our recent Integrated Quality and Enhancement Review which took place in December 2010. “Employer engagement on engineering programmes is particularly effective in enhancing work related learning”.
