Policies & Procedures

Here you’ll find some useful information you may find useful prior to applying or starting your course. This includes our HE course fees and charges, admissions procedure, access and participation statement, and much more.

You may want to refer to some of them during your studies.

HE Course Fees & Charges

The College will set, publish and charge fees for all its course provision. In determining fee levels, the College will operate legally and within national published guidelines where these exist.

Click here to access the HE Fees & Charges page.

Additional information relating to fees can be found in the Fees Policy.

Fees differ from course to course, so please visit your chosen course page for confirmation.

Complaints Procedure

In the rare event you wish to make a complaint, then this is the procedure Preston College will follow. The procedure explains how to complain about the application process, for example you may not have been offered a place on a programme and want to challenge the decision or an issue may arise during the course of your study.

Complaints Policy and Procedure

Admissions Procedure

This explains the various stages of application to study a Higher Education course at Preston College.

Admissions Procedure

Extenuating Circumstances Procedure

Below you will find the College’s Extenuating Circumstances Procedure and Application Form.

Extenuating Circumstances Procedure

Extenuating Circumstances Application Form

Interruption to Study Application Form

Access and Participation Statement

At Preston College we are committed to promoting access and participation in Higher Education. All policies and plans are monitored by The Office for Students (OfS), the regulatory body for Higher Education in the UK. The OfS safeguards fair access to Higher Education by reviewing the Access and Participation Plans which set out tuition fees limits, any processes put in place for learners and any outreach work such as summer schools. You can compare plans on the OfS website.

Access and Participation Statement 2023-24

UCLan’s Access and Participation Plan

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Access and Participation Plan can be found below.

UCLan’s Access and Participation Plan

Student Protection Plan

The Student Protection Plan is approved by the Office for Students (OfS) and sets it out what measures we have in place to protect you, as a Higher Education student at Preston College, if a risk to the continuation of your studies should arise and it details how we would communicate with you about this issue.

Student Protection Plan