Methods of payment

How do I pay my course tuition fees?
A tuition fee deposit is payable at least three months before the course start date or on receipt of your offer letter if applying within three months of the course start date. 

This deposit may be transferable in certain circumstances from one term / year to another. It can only be refunded if your student visa application is unsuccessful or if your course is cancelled by the college and no suitable alternative is available.

On receiving your deposit, we will issue a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) number (no sooner than three months before your course start date.) You can use this number to apply for your Tier 4 student visa.

The remainder of your tuition fees must be paid before enrolment. Failure to pay the balance before enrolment will mean that you cannot enrol and start studying at the college.

There is no reduction in fees if you arrive later than the course start date or, for whatever reason, leave your course earlier than expected. 

Accommodation fees
For more information, please visit our accommodation page

Payment by sterling bank draft
Bank drafts should be made payable to ‘Gower College Swansea’. Please print your full name, address and course name on the back of the draft and send it to the International Office or to our authorised out of country agent.

Payment by bank transfer
Make your payment to the following account:
Bank name: HSBC Gorseinon
Sort Code no: 40-22-15
Account no: 41546317
IBAN no: GB36MIDL40221541546317
BIC no: MIDLGB2158H

Payment by credit or debit card
Make a payment in person at one of our college sites.

Refund policy
A refund will only be given if:

• A course is cancelled by the college and no suitable alternative is available.

• A student has been refused permission to study in the UK. To obtain a refund, the student must provide proof of his / her visa refusal. This can be done by sending a copy of the ‘Refusal of Entry Clearance’ letter, from the Embassy or High Commission where the visa application was made, to the International Office.

• All refunds are subject to a £250 administration charge

A refund will not be given if:

• The student has broken the law or conditions of his / her visa and, as a consequence, is required to leave the country;
   
• The student has broken the terms and conditions of admission to the college;
   
• The student wishes to leave the course for no clear reason.
   
• The UKBA judges any supporting documentation to be fraudulent

For further details please refer to the Gower College Swansea Refund Policy.

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Updated January 2013