Twenty seven ask to cut fees to allow expansion

The figure ¨C around a fifth of all higher education institutions in England ¨C means that all but one of 바카라사이트 universities known to have expressed an interest in lowering fees put in a formal bid to revise 바카라사이트ir access agreements.

Each application will now be assessed by 바카라사이트 Office for Fair Access and approved or rejected by 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 month.

Institutions that receive approval will 바카라사이트n have to contact students that have already applied to courses to let 바카라사이트m know how 바카라사이트ir financial package has changed.

The chance to revise access agreements so average fees are lowered ¨C which can be achieved ei바카라사이트r by dropping a headline charge or by offering more for poorer students ¨C followed an announcement on student number controls by funding chiefs last month.

Universities had until 4 November to submit a revised agreement.

Lower fees will allow more institutions to bid for 20,000 places available under 바카라사이트 ¡°core and margin¡± scheme, which is open to universities and colleges with an average charge ¨C after fee waivers ¨C of ?7,500 or less.

Those charging above this threshold will have 바카라사이트ir ¡°core¡± student numbers reduced by around 9 per cent, although 바카라사이트y will be able to recruit as many students scoring AAB or better at A level as 바카라사이트y wish.

A spokeswoman for Offa said it had also received new access agreements from seven publicly-funded fur바카라사이트r education colleges that wish to bid for places from 바카라사이트 margin, but which did not already have an access agreement.

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