Further your Career with a Part Time HE Course

St Helens College has a wide range of part time higher education programmes and professional qualifications that allow students to successfully balance work and family commitments with studying. We have developed flexible part time provision to enable students to progress in their career and improve their opportunities for promotion within their organisation.

Figures show that individuals with a degree earn 85% more than those only educated to GCSE A*-C level and people with a higher education qualification earn 45% more. Over the past decade, those with degrees have earned an average of £12,000 a year more than non-graduates.  We have many part time Foundation Degree and Honours Degree programmes from Complementary Therapy and Early Years to Theatre and Performance and Criminal Justice. Our degree programmes are validated by one of the College’s prestigious university partners, this means that you can save money on travelling costs by studying at your local College, but you will still graduate with a university degree.

The College’s Higher Education programmes were recently inspected and the inspection report was excellent.  You may want to consider studying on a Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Higher National Diploma (HND) programme at St Helens College. We have HNC and HND programmes in Engineering, Science, Construction, Business and Sport.  The changes in tuition fees and funding for part time higher education can be difficult to understand and many people believe that they can no

longer afford to study on a degree programme. St Helens College is committed to providing value for money education programmes, therefore part time tuition fees for September 2012/13 programmes

start from £1,650 per year.  As a part time higher education student, the number of financial support options has increased from previous years. Part time students studying in September will be entitled to apply for a student loan. 

St Helens College is also participating in the Government’s new National Scholarship Programme (NSP). The scheme has been introduced to support students from low income households who wish to study higher education. If you are already employed, it may be worth speaking to your employer to find out if your organisation would fund your course through professional development.  For further information about part time higher education at St Helens College, including individual programme fees and financial support, please visit www.sthelens.ac.uk