College Policy and Procedure

Registration

Before the College can accept students, they must complete an Application Form and pay the appropriate registration fee. This will reserve a place on the students chosen course. A course fee deposit (see current fee list) must be paid before the start of classes.

Where students enter a course of study with Kent College of Business and Computing, their main purpose is to gain appropriate qualifications, which will help them to further their chosen career.

Apart from ensuring students achieve this objective, it is important to us that all students who attend are given every opportunity to realise their own potential and to start making, with confidence, those decisions which will affect the future direction of their studies.

College Standard Terms of Admission

All offers are subject to availability. The College reserves the right to change the content, timing and syllabuses of any of its programmes and to run only those programmes and modules for which sufficient numbers of students enrol. It is also subject to the programme having received approval to run under the College’s academic requirements.

1. In order to enrol as a student, an applicant must:

2. Students are required to enrol at their designated enrolment session, or by arrangement not later than the end of the second week of the semester. In exceptional circumstances if an offer is made during week two of a course the student must enrol within one week of the offer being made. Students attempting to enrol after the specified time will normally be required to join at the next entry point for the course.

3. If a student, having made arrangements for the payment of fees in accordance with (b) above, subsequent default on the arrangement, she/he will be liable to be excluded from the College. Such a student will also be liable for payment of the full programme of study fees for the year.

4. Programme of study fees are not refundable or transferable. In exceptional circumstances, refunds or partial refunds may be granted at the discretion of the College.

5. The College reserves the right to take legal action for the recovery of outstanding fees, whether or not the debtor is currently a student of the College.

6. Students shall observe and be bound by Regulations of the College from time to time in force

7. The College holds personal data on all applicants and enrolled students in both manual and computer-based administrative system. All personal data relating to applicants or students are treated in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Rules and Condition of Enrolment

1. No students will be admitted to any course until the director of studies or head of department is satisfied that the student’s previous education will enable him/her to benefit from the proposed course.

2. The registration fee of £75.00 is non-refundable.

3. Where a student who having paid his/her fees does not take up the particular course, the sponsors and/or the relevant authorities will be notified. The Home Office will only consider an overseas student to be a full-time student if he/she is receiving at least 15 hours of daytime study per week. Failure to attend courses regularly may result in withdrawal from the course and cancellation of a Visa granted by the UKBA.

4. Where a student does not regularly maintain over 80% attendance he or she may be immediately dismissed (unless a medical certificate is provided), and the appropriate authorities will be informed of such dismissal.

5.  Where a student having been issued a Visa fail to arrive or enrol at the College. The College will immediately inform the UK Border Agency of such breach in immigration rule and condition.

6. Deposit for accommodation is non-refundable.

7. A lecturer or tutor has the right to refuse to admit to class a student who arrives more than five minutes late for lesson. At the lecturers or tutors discretion a student arriving later than this may be admitted to class, but they will not be marked as having very late.

8. The College reserves the right to refuse any application for enrolment for any reason whatsoever.

9. Notwithstanding clause 8, students who have returned to their country for personal reasons may transfer their fees or deposits to start at the College at a later date. Alternatively they may be allowed to use their fees as part payment for a new student they may introduce to the College. This new student will then become responsible for payments of the outstanding fees. The students applying for the refund must produce evidence of the arrangement made to return home.

10. The College provides tuition for students from overseas in strict accordance with the condition that the students have agreed to abide by when obtaining a UK student visa. Any non-compliance with these conditions (unless explained by medical or other relevant documentation) may result in the student being dismissed and the relevant authorities informed.

11. All tuition fees must be paid in full before commencement of course. Where payment by instalment is agreed, the college will charge interest on the outstanding balance. Should students make late payments on any instalment due, or default on any of these conditions or fail to attend classes to the satisfaction of the College, then the instalment facility will cease at once and the whole of the balance payable for the tuition shall become immediately due whether or not the student continues in class.

12. All fees are for tuition only and for one academic year, unless otherwise stated. Examination fees are additional unless otherwise stated.

13. The College reserves the right to change lectures times, or to alter or vary at any time from the published course outline.

14. The College reserves the right to merge certain classes with other classes of the same academic level, at anytime.

15. The College reserves the right to alter or amend its internal certificates or diplomas.

16. Failure to attend two consecutive months (without notice) will result in dismissal from the College and forfeiture of any remaining fees.

17. Irrespective of any information provided verbally by any member of staff of the College to prospective students, all students will be subject to the conditions herein.

18. The College will not be responsible for any mail or monies sent to students who use the College as an accommodation address.