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1. Definition: Throughout this section, the term "we/us/our" means Anglian College London (or ACL) and "you/your" means the prospective student, the applicant.
2. Home Students: In general terms, Home Students are those who are either British Citizens or who possess an "Indefinite Leave to Enter/Remain" or "Right of Abode" stamp in their passport.
3. Overseas Students: Those students who do not fall within the category of Home Students.
4. Application: The process of completing and submitting an Application Form AF-501 by you, a prospective student, via email, post, fax, or in person.
5. Offer of a Place: On acceptance of your application, based on the information provided by you in the completed Application Form and copies of the documents enclosed, we send an "Offer of a Place" letter requesting you to make a partial payment for the admission plus the Tuition Fee for your chosen course, if it is acceptable to you. The amount to be paid will be stated in the Offer of a Place letter. You will not have been admitted to the College at this stage.
6. Admission: We shall admit you to the College upon satisfactory clearance of your payment, whereby we will send you an "Admission to Anglian College London" letter and evidence of our receipt of your payment, which you can present to the authorities concerned, e.g. Immigration Control, Council and Police.
7. Registration: You must register on the programme of study you have been admitted to each year, which requires you to abide by the College rules and regulations in force. Registration is your responsibility, so the onus is upon you to contact or visit the College Admissions and get registered by paying the remaining tuition fee, then enrolling on your admitted programme. This is when you become a student of the College and receive your ID Card, among other formalities. You will not be registered at the College if you fail to pay the remaining tuition fees immediately upon arrival at the College.
8. Enrolment: During registration, or strictly within a week of registration, you are required to subscribe to or enrol on a number of courses in the programme as applicable and suitable for you. Overseas students who arrive at the College on a particular course or a programme are not entitled to enrol on another programme with lower annual tuition fees. However, the College reserves the right to enrol a student on a programme similar to but other than that he or she had been admitted for, as governed by the availability of or feasibility of running the programme.
9. Deregistration: Cancellation of registration of a student for a variety of reasons.
10. Course Exemptions: Process of awarding waiver or credit on certain courses of a programme. Apart from the College Diplomas, you are to liaise with the respective course providers e.g. IMIS, ABE. You are not entitled to a refund of fees pertinent to the part of the programme you have been exempted for. Students joining in May/June or similar semester where a foundation programme is conducted due to financial and other reasons, shall not be exempted from the semester although they will also have to attend the September/October semester. The College reserves its rights to decide on the fees applicable to the attendance of this semester.
11. Completion of AF-501: The College Application Form AF-501 (this form) must be completed with accurate information to the best of the applicant's knowledge. Although the College will make every effort to check the content of each application, it can accept no responsibility if a prospective student is deregistered from any programme due to the discovery of a falsified application process. The cost of such a process to that point will be borne by the applicant and the College will not refund Tuition Fees payable.
12. Tuition and Exams Venues: The College expressly reserves the right to deliver tuition and exams for all programmes including those offered as substitutes to originally admitted courses either at one of its venues or that of its partner colleges and universities situated within 5 miles of the College.
13. Equal Opportunity and Special Needs: The College wholeheartedly embraces the concept of Equal Opportunity, and makes every effort to promote it in and out of its premises. The applications of students from diverse backgrounds are treated equally and fairly. It is imperative that applicants disclose any special needs clearly in their application so that the Admissions Office can examine how far the College is physically able to provide the necessary support.
14. Discontinuation or Deferral of Programmes: The College, without accepting obligations, aims to notify all concerned via its notice board, website, or emails of any discontinuations of programmes or courses that occur due to the actions of the College. The College may, at its discretion, offer to its students alternative courses or similar programmes provided by other institutions for the tuition fee paid. The College reserves the right to defer a course or a programme up to the next semester or six months, whichever is longer. In cases where the College deems no similar programmes are available, fees will be refunded as per the Tuition Fee Refund Policy. However, it accepts no responsibility in such discontinuation or cancellation of programmes due to the actions of external agencies, course providers, or an accrediting body. The responsibility for carrying out necessary research and ascertaining the nature or details of Course Providers and their degrees and awards lies entirely with the prospective student.support.
14a. Contacts, Privacy, Data, Storage and Updates: The College, has signed up to the code of the ICO and adheres to the data protection laws regarding privacy. By completing this form you agree that we hold your private data for minimum of 2 yrs to maximum of 6 yrs for our adminstrative purposes. You agree to provide us with accurate contact details including telephones and emails for your place of origin and the current or future place of stay in the UK during which you are/will be a student of the College. It will be your duty to maintain the accuracy of your contact details and visa status information held at the College by completing necessary forms and formalities at the begining of each Term, or when any change to those details occur. Unless you expressly write to us, you agree for us to contact you using such details for all administrative purposes.
15. Anglian College London Tuition Fee and Refund Policy: applies to all applicants and prospective students;
A. The Policy.
1. All fees at the College are due to be paid in full before commencement of each programme during the registration process.
2. In the event of voluntary withdrawal of registration by you within 14 days (including weekends) of registration:
a. Overseas Students - Para 5 applies.
b. Home Students and students residing in UK with valid visa throughout the duration of the application process - full refund paid less administration charge of GBP 200.00.
3. After 14 days of registration up to the start of the second term, half of the fee payable by you for the complete programme will be refunded.
4. No fees will be refunded one day or more after the start of the second term or session, whichever is applicable.
5. Overseas Students who applied from abroad and received a visa as a result of the application process will not be entitled to a refund once they obtain a student visa. In the unfortunate event of their visa application being rejected by a British Consulate overseas, they will be entitled to a full refund of the fee less an administration fee of GBP 200 only if they send the College the original of the visa rejection letter (Form APP200 or similar) and the original letters sent to them by the College. Claims for refunds due to visa rejection received later than 60 days after the decision has been made by the Embassy or Consulate will not be entertained in any circumstances. The College will refund only to the account or individual that it initially received the fees from.
6. All refunds are subject to the final approval of the Principal of Anglian College London.
7. No refund will be given to a student for the following circumstances:
a. Cancellation due to change in your personal circumstances, including a family bereavement. Students are advised to take out insurance against such unforeseen circumstances.
b. If you are asked to leave the country by the United Kingdom Authorities, or if you leave the UK during the programme period without consultation with or a covering letter from the College and are subsequently refused re-entry.
c. If a visa is refused as a consequence of you not having a minimum of 80% attendance over the period of the course enrolled or of any illegal activities by you.
d. If the disruption in your studies is due to your conviction, court proceedings or a litigation involving you.
8. The Minimum Payment made shall be held by the College if the applicant decides to pursue an appeal process upon rejection of their visa application. An additional fee of GBP 100 is payable each time the College is requested to produce deferment documents including Offer of a Place and Admission to Anglian College London. This will be deducted along with bankers' transaction charges incurred till the refund is completed. However, there is no charge for the first extension letter issued after the issuance of the Admission to Anglian College London letter.
B. Review of the Policy: The College may at its discretion, review and alter its Tuition Fees and Refund Policy at any time without giving prior notice to or consulting with anyone concerned or affected by this policy.
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