Rise in Tuition Fees
| Published: 22nd February 2007 20:42 |
Tuition fees 'could rise to £6k'
Teaching costs at university are far outstripping students' fees, according to a survey of university vice-chancellors.
Until 2010, there is a maximum annual tuition fee of £3,000 in place, for which many students receive a loan.
However, universities claim that some courses which have a higher percentage of contact hours cost a whopping £10,000 a year per student.
Universities thought that tuition fees would have to rise to £6,000 for low-contact arts courses and as much as £10,000 for sciences.
The Treasury writes off up to £1 billion each year in unpaid debts and university directors believe that student loans may have to be made more expensive to fill the deficit.
One Vice-Chancellor commented to the BBC: "If the cap were to be lifted to say £5,000 that would become the new universal fee. It would not be variable."
However, recent surveys of contact time revealed that history students at Bristol University could be receiving as little as two hours each week in tuition.
With government subsidies looking unlikely for future students, it seems that in the future parents will have to pay the difference and save a lot more for their children's education.
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