All of our 16-18 learners and the majority of our 19+ learners study for free. Anyone who is eligible to pay fees may be able to access a variety of financial support packages. This page has all the information you need to see what you are entitled to.

Fees

Your course will be free if you are:

• aged 16-18 years old at the time of enrolment
• aged between 19-25 and studying on certain full level 3 courses (including Train to Gain and some Work Based Learning)
• studying certain full level 2 courses at any age (including Train to Gain and some Work Based Learning)
• in receipt of an income-based state benefit such as: Income Support, Housing Benefit (not single occupancy discount) or Council Tax Benefit
• in receipt of Job Seekers Allowance
• in receipt of Working Tax Credit and has an assessed income of £15,276 (subject to change)
• an unwaged dependent (aged under 20) of someone in receipt of any of the benefits listed above
• studying on a course classed as Basic Skills (excluding some ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages).

If you are not entitled to fee remission, you may still be eligible for financial support. For details on individual course fees, contact the Info Zone at advice.centre@northland.ac.uk or call 01670 841200.


Financial support packages

Click on the links below to read about the various financial support packages available to those eligible. They include maintenance grants, career development loans, childcare support and hardship funds.

Student travel

Students aged between 16 and 19 may be entitled to free travel via Northumberland County Council's post-16 travel scheme. View details here.

All our students, regardless of age, can use the free inter-campus college bus service 100 running from Ashington to Kirkley Hall and including stops in Morpeth, Bedlington, Newcastle Airport. For timetables on this and other services serving both campuses, with destinations from Alnwick to Newcastle, view our new bus service 'quick guide' here.

Weather forces college closures

Northumberland College was forced to close its centres this morning (Thursday) due to the ongoing snow.

All students are advised that there will be no lessons this afternoon or evening at any centres. The college expects to open as normal again tomorrow (Friday).

The college phone system is currently down, so we are unable to take any calls.

Engineers are working hard to fix the problem and hope to have the system back up and running soon. In the meantime, you can email advice.centre@northland.ac.uk or use the Live support service via the button on this home page to access our contact centre staff.

Apologies for any inconvenience.