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LaGrange offers a broad range of financial aid programs to assist families in realizing their dreams of attending college, including the HOPE Scholarship and the HOPEMatch, a grant awarded to enrolling freshmen who graduate from high school as a HOPE Scholar or from an out-of-state high school with a 3.0 or better grade point average. Through HOPEMatch, LaGrange College will match your $3,000 private college HOPE Scholarship up to a maximum of $3,000 per year. Students awarded academic scholarships may receive the HOPEMatch or their academic award, whichever is greater.

Federal financial aid and institutional funds are available to students who qualify, and Georgia residents who enroll as full-time students receive the Georgia Tuition Equalization Grant in the amount of $1,200 per year.

Although many other programs are awarded based on financial need, there are non-need-based grants, scholarships, loans and student employment available.

Explore our Web site and learn more about financial aid programs, eligibility requirements and the cost of attendance at LaGrange College. Then give our office a call. We look forward to working with you.

Undergraduate
(Full-time = 12 or more credit hours)
Dorm With Parents Independent Off-Campus
Tuition 19,900 19,900 19,900
Room and Board* 8,372 3,825 7,425
Books and Supplies 1,000 1,000 1,000
Transportation 1,200 1,200 1,200
Miscellaneous 900 900 900
Total $31,372 $26,525 $30,425
* Room and board based on residential housing with 21 meal plan

Nursing
(Full-time = 12 or more credit hours. Most nursing students will complete 30 semester hours per year.)
Dorm With Parents Independent Off-Campus
Tuition 25,810 25,810 25,810
Room and Board 8,372 3,825 7,425
Books and Supplies 1,500 1,500 1,500
Transportation 1,200 1,200 1,200
Miscellaneous 900 900 900
Total $37,782 $33,235 $36,835

Masters of Education
(Full-time for Master of Education is 6 credit hours)
2009 – 2010 Tuition $18,977
Minus 25% discount for certified teachers -$4,744
Minus HOPE Teacher Scholarship -$6,000
Minus TEACH Grant -$6,000
2009 – 2010 program cost $2,233

Master of Arts in Teaching
(Full-time for Masters of Arts in Teaching is 6 credit hours; however most students enroll for 12 credit hours)
2009– 2010 Tuition $31,629
Minus HOPE TEACHER Scholarship -$7,800
Minus TEACH Grant -$6,000
2009-2010 program cost $17,829

Masters: One year full-time

This programme focuses on the creation of imaginative, well crafted digital animation. The aim is to develop imaginative animators who are distinctive in the market place. You will work alongside current research developments in 3D visualisation technologies and interface design

Money is at the heart of the matter for most students, so managing your budget is vital. Fees for UK and EU full-time undergrauates on degree, HND and Foundation courses are £3,145 for the 2008/2009 academic year. Click here for further information regarding tuition fees.

Fees for international (non-EU) students are different. For details of our international tuition fees, click here.

Work placements are around £1,000 a year. We’ll use some of the additional income received from tuition fees to improve student support and facilities.
Student Loans for Fees

Eligible students won’t have to pay fees before studying. You’ll repay them after you have left university and earning more than £15,000 a year. The government will write off all student loan balances left unpaid 25 years after they have left their course. There is an age restriction on eligibility, currently 50 at the start of the course.
Postgraduate Student Fees

Postgraduate taught and research fees set out are the price of each stage of the awards, and guaranteed for that stage only, provided there is no break in study.

Students starting a new full-time course after successfully completing a designated course with us within the last year will receive a 10% discount on fees. Students taking a new course after a one year break in study will receive a 5% discount. Fees are normally payable in advance and subject to increase each year.
Part-time Students

Part-time students will only be charged fees for the volume of study in any one academic year. Modules are priced at £300 to £400 a module, and once you’ve decided how many to take in a year you’ll only be asked to pay for these.

Financial help is available from your Local Education Authority (LEA) or the university, including a non-repayable grant for fees to help with course costs. There is also a non-repayable course grant to help met the cost of books, travel and course expenditure. Both are available to students from lower income households who are studying the equivalent of at least 50% or a full-time course. You need to apply to your LEA and application forms can be downloaded from www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport/formsandguides.
General Information

Professional courses are not eligible for LEA funding, nor are most postgraduate courses except PGCEs. If you’re eligible, the LEA will calculate the amount you will need to contribute towards fees.
Other Charges

Some courses incur additional costs for materials, special facilities or field trips. Details can be found in scheme handbooks, course guides or information leaflets available during registration. Students taking modules with additional charges will be required to pay for them. To find out how much our courses are, visit our courses pages.
Credit Accumulation Transfer Scheme

If you have credit for prior learning, you may be quoted a reduction in fees. It’s important you have written confirmation of these before you register, so we can calculate the correct amount you need to pay.
Liability and debt

Even if you are sponsored, you’re responsible for any outstanding fees or amounts at all times. No student with an outstanding debt can go to the next stage of study, receive an award, be considered for further qualifications, or be given a reference from the university.
Changes in circumstances

If you wish to break your programme of study, you’ll need to inform your course leader and Academic Registry (Student Records), so we can try and arrange to maintain your student status.

UK/EU International
Full-time £3,145/yr £9,038/yr
Part-time £192 (per 15 Credit unit) £1,130 (per 15 Credit unit)
Placement (optional) £1,573/yr £4,519/yr
Assessment £96 (per 15 Credit unit) £565 (per 15 Credit unit)

Full-time undergraduate students
UK and European Union students £3,225 Undergraduate bursaries
UK and European Union students – placement year £806 Undergraduate bursaries
International students £8,500 International bursaries
Full-time postgraduate students
UK and European Union students £4,050 * Postgraduate bursaries
International students £9,000 * International bursaries
UK and European Union students – MBA £8,550 Postgraduate bursaries
International students – MBA £11,000 International bursaries
International students – MPhil/PhD in business-related subject £8,250 International bursaries
Part-time undergraduate students
HNC/D (non-modular) Year 1 £456 + BTEC Registration
HNC/D (non-modular) Year 2 £570
HNC/D individual units £114
Foundation degree Year 1 (120 level 1 credits) £1,020
Foundation degree Year 2 (120 level 2 credits) £1,140
Undergraduate (including UCPD/UCAPD) 10 credit module, classroom-based £95
Undergraduate (including UCPD/UCAPD) 10 credit module, laboratory-based £125
Part-time postgraduate students Fee per year
DBA (UK & EU students) £4,200 4 year course
MBA 20 credit module (UK & EU students) £950 – 2008/09
MA/MSc/PgCert/PgDip (including UCPPD) 20 credit module £400 *
MProf/DProf * £1,700 (£1,310 for social sciences and law-related courses)
MPhil/PhD, laboratory-based at the University £1,310
MPhil/PhD, not University-based £1,260
UK and European Union students – MPhil/PhD, business-related £1,550
International students – MPhil/PhD, business-related £2,800
International students – MPhil/PhD, distance learning (laboratory-based) £3,190
International students – MPhil/PhD, distance learning (class-based) £2,800

Massachusetts College of Art and Design is committed to providing a high-quality, affordable education. Undergraduate and graduate program tuition and fee summaries and related links for detailed information follow.

Full-Time Undergraduate 2008-2009 Yearly Expenses
In-State Out-of-State New England
Tuition $1,030 $16,130 $7,130
Fees $6,870 $6,870 $6,870
Total $7,900 $23,000 $14,000

* The average 9-month cost of on-campus room and board is $11,220.
* The estimated cost for art supplies and books is $2,000.

For detailed information about tuition and fees as well as costs for room and board for the fall 2008 semester, please view the undergraduate tuition and fee schedule.

For detailed information about housing, please visit the Office of Housing and Residence Life.

Graduate Tuition Summer 2008 – Spring 2009 Terms:
Program Per Credit Tuition
Low-residency MFA: MassArt at the
Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown $636
M. Arch, MSAE, MAT MFA Boston
and Graduate Post-baccalaureate $570
Teacher Preparation (TPP) $420

Graduate tuition rates are not dependent upon residency status.

Cost of course
£3,225pa
Payable
You can take out a tuition fee loan to cover the cost of your fees. This tuition fee loan does not have to be re-paid until you are earning £15,000pa. However, if you wish to pay your fees as you study, it’s possible to pay each year in full on enrolment or in three instalments.
Maintenance loans available?
Maintenance loans up to £3,673 if living at parental home, up to £4,745 if living elsewhere.
Grants available?
Maintenance grants up to £2,906.
Supplementary grants may be available for people with children or a disability.
Bursaries available?
Edge Hill bursary of £500 if your family earns less than £25,000pa.
Fees for siblings of those studying at Edge Hill and paying the variable fee reduced by £1,000.
£200 Learning Support bursary.
£750 bursary for care leavers
Four £1,000 bursaries for disadvantaged students available through the Helena Kennedy Foundation.
Tuition Fees

Tuition fees at Edge Hill University will be £3,225pa for full time BA/BSc students but the institution is offering the following financial support packages:
No compulsory up-front contribution to fees for any students.
You can take out a loan (available through the Student Loans Company) to cover tuition fees, paying the money back through the tax system after you graduate. Repayments won’t start until you are earning £15,000pa. Alternatively, if you wish to pay your fees as you study, it’s possible to pay each year in full on enrolment or in three instalments.
Parents are not expected to contribute towards tuition fees.

Tuition fees for nursing, midwifery and operating department practice students are currently paid for by the Department of Health. Please refer to www.nhsstudentgrants.co.uk for up to date information on the payment of tuition fees.
Maintenance Loan

This means-tested loan is to help with living expenses. The amount you’re entitled to depends on your family income and whether you’ll be living at home. If you’re living at home, the maximum you’re entitled to is £3,673 for programmes starting in September 2009. If you’re living away from home, the maximum amount is £4,745. You’ll be able to get 75% of the maximum amount that applies to you whatever your household income.

As with tuition fee loans, you pay the money back through the tax system after you graduate. Repayments won’t start until you’re earning £15000pa.
Maintenance Grants

Maintenance grants up to £2,906 are available.
Bursaries

Edge Hill is offering extra funding for full-time undergraduate students through financial support including bursaries.

Students with a family income of less than £25,000 will be entitled to an Edge Hill bursary of £500.

All students on programmes carrying the full £3,225pa tuition fee will also be eligible for a £200 Learning Support bursary, loaded onto your Unicard at enrolment, irrespective of other bursary eligibility. This can be used for buying course texts through Edge Hill University, purchasing photcopying credits and paying for meals around the campus.

If you have a brother or sister studying at Edge Hill University on a course that charges the full tuition fee, your tuition fees and those of your sibling will be reduced by £1,000 per annum.

Care leavers on any full-time undergraduate programme are eligible for an additional bursary of £750pa. The University is also sponsoring four £1,000 bursaries for disadvantaged students through the Helena Kennedy Foundation. If you’ve suffered hardship, illness or challenging circumstances, for example extreme financial difficulty, bereavement, bullying, coping with dyslexia or a disability, you may be eligible for this award. Applications for Helena Kennedy Foundation bursaries can be made from January 2009. For more information on the Helena Kennedy Foundation, visit www.hkf.org.uk.

Please note, the above fees, loans and bursaries information applies to home students only. For students deferring entry to Edge Hill University, the bursaries and fees applicable are those which prevail in the year of entry and not the time of an offer or acceptance of a place.
Nursing, Midwifery and ODP Students

Operating Department Practice, BSc Nursing and BSc Midwifery students may be entitlted to receive an NHS-funded, means-tested bursary. DipHE Nursing students may be entitled to receive a non-means-tested bursary.

To receive this support, you need to meet UK residency regulations, including ‘Settled Status’ and any other statutory requirements that become necessary. The bursary is usually paid on a monthly basis by the Student Grants Unit.
BA (Hons) Social Work Students

Eligible students on our accredited BA (Hons) Social Work degree are entitled to bursaries which can be used to pay fees and other expenses. These bursaries are non-income assessed, in other words the amount you receive does not depend on an assessment of your family income. The bursary does not normally need to be repaid.

Please note, this information is provided for guidance only and applicants must confirm bursary arrangements directly with the awarding body.
EU Students

EU students on full-time BA/BSc/LLB courses pay the same tuition fees as home students and are eligible for tuition fee loans and Edge Hill bursarie.
Overseas Students

See our guide to Fees and Finance for International Students for further information.

At the University of Cumbria we offer financial support for all our students. The financial support you will receive will depend on the course you are studying.

The tuition fees for a full-time undergraduate course in 2009/10 will be: Course (e.g. full time undergraduate or HND) Fees
Full time undergraduate £3,225
Full time PGCE £3,225

You can borrow a tuition fee loan from the Government, which means that you don’t have to find the money to pay the tuition fees while you are studying.
The Higher Education Maintenance Grant has been increased to a maximum £2,906. Families with a household income of less than £25,000 will receive the full grant and those with a household income of less than £50,000 will receive some of the grant.

Once you have graduated and are earning above £15,000 you will start to repay your student loan. But if you started your course in 2009, you can ask for a 5 year repayment break to allow you take out a mortgage or start a family.

Below is a quick guide to the extra financial support that may be available to you in 2009.

You can also apply to your funding organisation for a maintenance loan, to pay for costs such as accommodation and food, and a maintenance grant. For students domiciled in England, this is the new Student Finance England service. For further information about who to apply to for your funding, see the Direct Gov website.

For most students on full-time undergraduate courses (non-NHS funded) you may be eligible for the following:
A CUMBRIA bursary
A CUMBRIA scholarship
Four-year undergraduate teaching bursary (where this applies)
Higher education maintenance grant
Living cost loan
Tuition fee loan.

For students on NHS-funded full-time courses:
Fees paid are by the strategic health authority
Diploma nurses – a bursary not based on financial circumstances
Degrees – a bursary and access to student loans (based on financial circumstances)
Extra allowances are available for older students and students with dependants.

The level of bursary offered by the University will also be subject to the annual inflationary increase announced by the government so as to ensure that support offered to eligible students will not be reduced in real terms by inflation.

There is also a range of support for people studying part-time.

Funding for Part-time Courses
Financial support may be available for part-time courses, depending upon where you live. For students domiciled in England you can apply to your funding organisation for financial support each year. The application forms will be available from the beginning of July and you can obtain one either from your funding organisation or by downloading one from the Student Support website.

Students domiciled in other parts of the UK should contact Student Finance Direct and select “Contact” for details of their funding organisation.

The amount of help towards your tuition fees is based upon your household income, the number of hours you are studying and how long it will take you to complete your course. Check with Admissions or the Student Development and Advisory Service for the percentage equivalent of a full-time course so that you can work out from the following table how much support you will receive towards your tuition fees (NB many courses are 50% equivalent):

Amount of fee grant
Course equivalent to 50% to 59% of a full-time course – £805
Course equivalent to 60% to 74% of a full-time course – £970
Course equivalent to 75% or more of a full-time course – £1,210

You can also apply for a grant of up to £260 towards your course costs, again this is based upon your household income.

Funding for Postgraduate Courses
To study a postgraduate course, either full-time or part-time, you will need to source your own funding for fees and living costs. Some funding may come from sponsorship, scholarships, educational trusts and charities or other sources. We would advise you to start early when researching funding opportunities.