Financing Your Education
We recognize that education can be an expensive investment. We do our best to keep costs affordable by raising support for our programs and student bursary program from Alumni, churches, and others who care about the quality of education we provide and believe in the potential of our students. The primary responsibility for meeting education expenses however still remains with the student. We therefore recommend that the student think about saving in advance, raising support from churches or family and friends, or whether finding part-time employment is an option. We estimate the cost of living and tuition fees for the 10 months to be between £8,000 and £9,000 depending on spending habits. A sample budget can be seen below.
Sample Budget
The information listed below is basic should be supplemented by your own research and prayer about how you want to live during the next year. For example, think about travel and whether you walk, cycle or take the bus to college.
If you live in a college house, you can obviously split the bill four or five ways. However, students coming from many different countries will all have different ideas (culturally and also individually) about how bills should be split and how they each want to live. You will need to decide as a house how you want to live. This will significantly impact the cost of your monthly budget, as well as whether you want to buy clothes, or have a mobile phone etc., and how much you want to spend on social activities, foreign trips, and the like.
| Expense | Price per annum |
| Tuition | £3,795 for 2008-09 |
| Missions Trip | £600* |
| Price per month | |
| Accommodation College-owned Small room College-owned Medium room College-owned Large room College-owned Large room-Couple Room in shared suite, apartment, or house |
for 2008-09 £230* £265* £280* £330* £275-350+ |
| Utility Bills (Gas, water, electric) | £40-55 (assuming bills are split equally as a household) |
| Landline Phone, Internet | £20 |
| Mobile phone | £10+ (plus initial handset and SIM card) |
| Transport (Bus Pass) | £34-40 |
| Food | £40 – 60 (assuming you shop as a household) |
| Miscellaneous Clothes and toiletries Leisure and Sport Books & Stationary Other (car, computer, CDs...) |
£5 - 20+ £0-30 £5-10+ Up to you |
We recommend you budget more for your first month to cover start up costs such as acquiring a bicycle, getting Internet installed, or any other unexpected costs.
We recommend students seek support from family, friends and their sending churches as these are often in a place of wanting to invest in the student's life. We find this encourages greater participation and communication between parties, resulting in a richer experience for all involved. Consider setting up a Sovereign Account to collect an additional 25% in gift aid on all donations from non-relatives.
While the Diploma program is a full-time course it might be possible to acquire part-time employment granted the hours are flexible and minimal. Working one or two afternoons or evenings a week is likely all that is sustainable. Enquire about opportunities at the Jobcentre Plus at 7 Worcester Street, Oxford OX1 2BX or call 01865 445000. National Insurance number applications can be made at this address, which are required for anyone working in the United Kingdom.
The College has a bursary fund which students may apply for. Applications will be considered on the basis of unexpected hardship which occurs during the College Year; the bursary fund is unable to support students who come to College with existing financial difficulties.