Course Fees
For Home Students
The following fees apply to students who are paying their own fees. They also apply to students who are being sponsored by their employer outside of Apprenticeship schemes. Employers seeking to support students through the Apprenticeship levy should contact the National Centre for Food Manufacturing directly.
Foundation Degree Programmes
September 2024 | January 2025 | |||
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Credits | Fee | Credits | Fee | |
Year 1 | 90 |
£6,570 |
75 |
£5,475 |
Year 2 | 90 |
£6,570 |
90 |
£6,570 |
Year 3 | 60 |
£4,380 |
75 |
£5,475 |
Total | 240 |
£17,520 |
240 |
£17,520 |
Individual Modules | Students wishing to access individual modules in any year of the programme will be charged £73 per credit point. |
For International fees, please contact the HE Administrator on HEAdminNCFM@lincoln.ac.uk
Apprenticeship charges for employers accessing open provision
Levy Paying Employers – funding bands
Apprenticeship frameworks and standards are assigned to a funding band by the Government. Charges are listed below for Apprenticeships underpinned by standards. These are subject to any changes made by the Government to published funding rates as defined in the following link https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-funding-bands.
For further information on NCFM’s charges for Apprenticeship provision please contact Sharon Green on shgreen@lincoln.ac.uk or call 01406 493000.
Level | Duration | Programme | Band Maximum /charge |
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6 | 4 years | Degree Apprenticeship - underpinned by BSc (Hons) | £27,000 |
6 | 18-24 months | Degree Apprenticeship – ‘top up’ from Foundation Degree | Charge - £14,000 |
5 | 3 years | Higher Apprenticeships | £27,000 |
Non-Levy Paying Employers
Non-Levy Paying Employers should contact the National Centre for Food Manufacturing directly to check the availability of Education and Skills Funding Agency funded Apprenticeship places for smaller employers. Where funded places are available, eligible businesses are required to contribute to 10% of the above charge. There is an exception for businesses employing fewer than 50 people where Apprentices aged 16 to 18 at the start of their programme can be fully funded.