What our staff say

Support

We know that life can be very busy, and students may have other commitments, so we offer a range of additional support services to allow students to get the most from their studies. These services include careers advice, counselling, help with finding part-time work, academic support and welfare advice. Our friendly and approachable support staff are available to help whenever you need it.

Health and wellbeing support Study Plus individual learning support

We care about your wellbeing, and can help you access support, counselling, disability advice, study skills, learning support and settling into higher education at College. Our Study Plus team offers tailored advice, assessment and support if you need help with your studies. Our friendly and supportive staff will work closely with your lecturers to ensure you have what you need to succeed on your course.

If you have dyslexia, dyspraxia or another learning difficulty, we can provide you with specialist assessment and make access arrangements for your exams and assignments.

You can email the team for more information: learningsupport@ cityofbristol.ac.uk

Fees and funding

Studying your university-level course at college is often far more affordable than at university, and there are plenty of financial support options to help you fund your studies. Below is a quick summary of all the options; you can find out more on page 75.

Student Finance

Like when studying a degree at university, students applying to our foundation degree courses may be eligible for tuition fee loans and maintenance loans from Student Finance. You do not have to start paying anything back to Student Finance until after you graduate and start earning more than £27,295 per year.

College support

We have a range of financial support available to our students. This includes our Higher Education Progression Bursary, a non-repayable grant for students who studied an eligible Level 3 course with us.

Government support

There is a range of government support available to students with children or other dependents, and to students who have disabilities. Details of these grants can be found on their respective websites.