Degree Courses Take Off

L-R: Robin Hood Aiport Director Mike Morton, Doncaster College Vice Principal for Higher Education Mark Mabey and Peel Advertising's Sales Manager Adelle Lighton in front of University Centre Doncaster's advert at Robin Hood Aiport.

Places at University Centre Doncaster are filling up fast – with more people seeing what it has to offer than ever before.

The centre is advertising its ‘£2,400 towards your degree’ programme across the borough, urging local talent to stay in the area and gain a degree in their chosen field.

First buses are travelling across town displaying the message and cinema-goers are also greeted with the message before they settle down to watch the latest blockbusters.

Visitors to Robin Hood Airport and Doncaster Train Station are also told of the incentives on offer by studying at the centre.

Two bursaries, available this September, are aimed at keeping talent local by rewarding students with up to £2,400 towards their degree.

And fees for the centre, operated by Doncaster College, are lower than almost every university in the country at £2,700 per year.

The Doncaster Education City Bursary is available to any such higher education student who studied at Level 3, either at Doncaster College, Dearne Valley College or any secondary school in the Doncaster Council area in the past two years and is worth £400 a year.

The Doncaster College Bursary is available to any such higher education student who is in receipt of any means-tested support from their Local Authority and is also worth £400 a year. Students can qualify for both bursaries.

Fees and bursaries for part-time higher education students enrolling from 2008 onwards are usually calculated as a proportion of the full-time fee and bursary, dependant on how long it takes to complete the programme.

Places are still left on degree courses this September and prospective students are being urged to call the Clearing Hotline on 0800 358 7474 to find out whether they are eligible for a place on one of the centre’s many courses.

Courses offered at the centre include Scriptwriting, Business Computing, Construction, Art and Design, Dance, Music Technology, Law and Criminology, English, Travel and Tourism, Sport and much more. Courses take place at either the £65m Hub campus or the countryside campus at High Melton.

Dr Mark Mabey said: “Don’t panic if you don’t get the results you quite hoped for – we still have places available on most courses so if you give us a call on our hotline, our team of experts will be able to give you an answer straight away as to whether you are eligible for a place.

“We are committed to keeping talent locally and that is why we have increased our bursaries. It is worth staying in Doncaster to get a degree – both academically and financially.”

Updated 20/08/08