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Student Fees and Finance Policies

Finance Policies

On this page you’ll find our Student Fees Policy, Student Debt Policy, and Study Discount Policy. These detail what fees apply to who, how our fees are set, and anything else that affects fees. Also, you’ll find detail on what happens if you accrue a debt with OCA, the impact, and how OCA works with you to pay that off. And lastly, the Study Discount Policy covers the discounts applicable to partner organisations of OCA, and other miscellaneous discounts.

The policies found below all apply in the 2026/27 academic year.

Student Fees Policy

Student Debt

This policy is in place to ensure that students are aware of the process OCA will undertake to notify them of and to recover any debt that they may incur whilst undertaking study with OCA.

Student Debt Policy

Student Discounts

OCA may provide discretionary discounts for units of study under certain conditions. These discounts are applied at the point of enrolment; this policy outlines the principles under which discounts are to be applied and supersedes any previous discounts.

Student Discount Policy
    • 03/08/2026: Student Debt Policy updated [Aug 2026], Archived Student Debt Policy section added.
    • 03/06/2026: page reformatted.
    • 30/04/2026: changes made to the page are:
      • Addition of new Student Fees Policy for the 2026/27 academic year.
      • Addition of 2025/26 Student Fees Policy to the Archive section.