FAQs for Courses for Adults

• Professional qualifications
• Short courses for skill development and personal interest
• Access to Higher Education Diplomas
• Apprenticeships
• Degree & higher-level study

Our courses are open to adults aged 19 and over. Some courses may have specific entry requirements, such as prior qualifications or work experience, so it's best to visit the course pages to discover more.

We’re regularly reviewing and adding new courses so please contact us if you can’t see what you're looking for.

You can enrol onto our adult courses via this page: Adult Enrolment.

The College has limited parking space and courteous, safe driving is expected at all times. This car park can get full early in the morning. Please do not park in local residential avenues such as Chessingham Gardens.

York College and University Centre is a ‘permit only’ parking site.

Please familiarise yourself with the car park rules as there are financial penalties if you breach them. 

Staff and students must obtain a permit before parking. Students are not eligible for a car parking pass until they have held a full licence for at least twelve months, however there is an appeal procedure which is detailed in the link below.

Click here for our Student Parking Application Guide.

Click here for our Student Parking Permit Appeal Form.

If you have had a change of mind about your course, you have the statutory right to cancel your contract with the College within 14 days without giving any reason.

Where written notification of contract cancellation is received by the College within 14 days, a refund of fees paid will be made and any remaining fees outstanding will be cancelled.

If the course you want to enrol on to has a course fee and you or the course are not eligible for funding, you must do one of the following to reserve your place:

• Pay your course fees in full
• Pay in flexible instalments via our TouchTone telephone payment system, by calling 01904 770100 and choosing option 3 – 25% paid upfront on or before the first day of your course, then at least a further 25% paid by the half-way point of the course and the remaining amount to be paid by the last day of the course. You are of course free to continue to make flexible payments at any point
• Provide proof of sponsorship (for example a letter or email from your employer)
• Apply for an Advanced Learner Loan
• Apply for a Tuition Fee Loan through Student Finance

For our professional qualifications the fee you pay depends on a number of criteria, for example: your age, previous studies, the level of the course and whether the course is full or part-time.

All of our course fees are listed on each individual course page. Some of our courses are free to those who do not already have the qualification level they wish to study. For example, if you want to study GCSE English and do not already have a GCSE in English at grade C/4 or above, then the course is free. If you do already have the qualification at grade C/4 or above, a fee would be payable.

Some of our courses are also free to people who have a low income or receive certain benefits. For other courses you may be eligible to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan. See below for details on funding your course, if you are still unsure then do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your eligibility with an experienced advisor.

Visit the Course Funding for Adults page for further information.

Most of our courses for adults run on an evening(s) during the week, term-time only at our Sim Balk Lane campus. Some courses, such as Access to HE and degree-level study, will run during the daytime.

Please visit the specific course you’re interested in for future information.

We have an upcoming Adult & Degree Open Event on 20th June, 10.30am-12.00pm.

At our Adult & Degree Open Event you will be able to discover all courses available for adults 19+:

• Evening/day classes
• Access to Higher Education
• Teacher Training
• Apprenticeships
• Professional accredited qualifications
• Degrees and higher-level study
• ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
• Short courses

Discover more and book your place.

Enrolment for our autumn courses will open on this date.

Our course offering has also been mindful of our students’ ability to progress. This is with both career progression and on to higher-level study. You will find ‘your next steps’ information on each course page.

All of our Access to HE courses are designed to give you the skills and UCAS points required to pursue a degree or higher-level qualification.