HE Undergraduate Bachelors Degree Courses Guildford, London and Birmingham

Course fees

The Fee Schedule sets out your individual tuition fee liability for 2023/24 for tuition fees, what payment options and methods are available should you be self funding.

Government currently sets the maximum tuition fees chargeable for full-time UK and EU undergraduate students. ACM reviews its fees on an annual basis taking into account government policy.

2-year Accelerated Degree programme fee

Annual fee: £11,100

Years 1 & 2 of the programmes are delivered as an accelerated learning route. By reducing the holiday periods, students are offered a high-quality programme with the same number of teaching hours in a shorter period of time compared to traditional study. This provides a considerable financial saving as students will pay less in tuition fees and living costs overall compared to an equivalent 3 or 4-year university course.

1+2-year (Foundation Year + Accelerated) Degree programme fee

This 3-year pathway towards a Degree includes an integrated foundation entry year (called a year 0) followed by the 2-year accelerated degree programme.

Annual fee for foundation year: £9,250

Fees for years 2 and 3 are the same as for the 2-year Accelerated Degree programme.

3 Year Traditional Degree programme fee (ACM London only)

Annual fee: £9,250

Fee Waivers – ​Students that are eligible to receive a tuition fee loan from a non-English UK-student finance body but cannot receive a loan to cover the full annual tuition fees will be offered a Fee Waiver to cover any difference in fees; Our aim at ACM is to ensure students will not be required to pay any top up fees where student loans don’t cover the full amount. Fee Waivers will be allocated once students confirm they have been awarded their student finance. Fee Waivers are only applicable for years that students are eligible for a tuition fee loan.

How to pay fees

Your fee liability is based on the Annual Tuition Fee for your entire year of study, regardless of the instalment plan you may have chosen.

Securing Government Funding

Students can apply for government funding towards annual Tuition fees. Payments of any fee loan is made directly to ACM.

Students only need to make personal contributions towards tuition where a fee loan has not been approved, does not cover the full level of tuition or where a fee waiver has not been approved to cover the difference in fee loan and overall annual fee.

​Self Funding Students Payment Options and Methods of Payment

The following Instalment options can be offered to students that are self funding any payment of all or part of their tuition fee.

Instalment Options

Students that are paying any portion of the fees themselves can select the instalment option they use and confirm that via the online induction form pre-enrolment. Changing to the instalment plan after this would need to be requested via ACM finance.

  1.  Upfront Payment:  Single payment to be received by ACM on or before the 31st July 2024
  2. Three instalments:  3 equal instalments of the fee you are responsible for paying.  Due on 15th September 2024, 15th January 2025 and 6th May 2025
  3. Ten Instalments -Ten equal instalments of the fee you are responsible for paying.

-Due on the 1st of each month starting on the 1st Aug to 1st May

Payment Methods

1) Bank details

-Students can make payment of any tuition by Bank Transfer to the details below

-Students need to ensure to use the individual Learner ID as the payment reference

-Payments that are not referenced properly will not be able to be matched to the correct account and you may still be contacted for fee payments

Bank Account – Barclays Bank PLC

Account Name – ACM Guildford Limited

Sort Code – 201727

Account Number – 20696528

2) Card payment

-ACM also allows students to pay by card online or over the phone

-You will need to contact ACM Finance to make this type of payment

-Telephone ACM Finance 01483 500848

ACM Bursaries and Scholarships

ACM offers some students the opportunity to secure financial support towards the cost of the course each year through the form of Bursaries or Scholarships. Please see those individual pages for more information.

Student Loans

ACM are pleased to confirm that the Office for Students (OfS) has registered ACM in the Approved fee cap category. The Office for Students has informed all student finance bodies that we are now registered as an Approved fee cap institution. Following this registration students are now eligible to submit an application to Student Finance England or their equivalent body for t​uition fee loans, maintenance loans and grants​; Visit ​www.officeforstudents.org.uk​ for more information.

Eligible students will now be able to apply for a fee loan that covers the full tuition fees, without any need for personal top up fee payments.

Students from Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland will also have access to student loans to study at ACM. However not every region will provide a loan to cover the full cost of tuition. ACM will offer fee-waivers to eligible students from these regions where their loan does not cover the full cost of tuition due to their local fee loan policy.

Applications are now open for 23/24 funding

If you have previously completed a programme at the same level or higher level of study you may not be able to obtain funding to support your studies and therefore may be required to pay the full funding fee.

Access to Maintenance support depends on the level of household or family income and your individual circumstances. This will vary between each funding region, therefore please visit the relevant website below.

Students on the accelerated years of the degree may also qualify for additional living support in the form of a long course loan, to help with the living costs for the additional period of attendance each year. Again the exact amount a student will get depends on their income and personal circumstances

Students may also qualify for additional support to help with any disability or dependants depending on the individual circumstances. Please contact your funding region for more individual information.

How to Apply

It is important to note that students should apply for finance using the details that follow and NOT use the UCAS course code.You also need to apply to the funding where you normally reside rather than where you live during any study.

Applications and more information can be found via the following websites:

ENGLAND – ​https://www.gov.uk/student-finance

SCOTLAND – ​https://www.saas.gov.uk/

WALES – ​https://www.studentfinancewales.co.uk/

NORTHERN IRELAND – ​http​s://www.studentfinanceni.co.uk​/

New students should use the following course information when applying for support.

Institution Name: ACM Guildford Ltd

[Please note that students of all ACM campuses should use this institution name and it does not reflect which campus you are actually studying at]

SLC institution code: ABZS

Students that will be attending ACM Guildford should then choose from one of the course options below:

BA/BSc (Hons) Creative Industries Futures

BA/BSc (Hons) Creative Industries Futures (Accelerated Degree)

BA(Hons) Games Development and Futures (Accelerated)

Students that will be attending ACM Birmingham (Campus code B) should then choose from one of the options below:

BA/BSc (Hons) Creative Industries Futures

BA/BSc (Hons) Creative Industries Futures (Accelerated Degree)

Students that will be attending ACM London (Campus code L) should then choose from one of the options below:

BA/BSc (Hons) Creative Industries Futures

BA(Hons) Games Development and Futures

If you are in receipt of an offer to join us on a Higher Education Programme of study at ACM, it is very important that you start (if you have not already started) your application for Student Finance as soon as possible. There is no need to wait for your final exam grades. It is much easier to make changes or even cancel an existing Student Loan application than it is to apply late and experience a delay in funding.

At the end of the application process, there is a page for you to print off, sign and post to the relevant Student Finance provider in your region (e.g. Student Finance England). This piece of paper is crucial and without this, your Student Finance money will not be paid to you. You can log into your Student Finance online account to retrieve this form if you have not yet already sent it in.

If you encounter any problems during this process, get in touch with Student Finance at ACM on 01483 500 848 or ​studentfinance@acm.ac.uk​.

ACM Financial Hardship Loans

Financial Hardship Loans may be available to your year of study. If you would like to find out more please contact the Student Finance Team on 01483 500 848 or email them on studentfinance@acm.ac.uk.

Additional Costs

Students on ACM programmes involving performance are expected to have their own instrument including a lead to connect to amplifiers (i.e. guitar, bass etc.) for use in lectures and practice. Vocal students should have a microphone and lead. Drum students should bring their own sticks and headphones (for electronic kits) for use in lectures and practice. Production and keyboard students will need a suitable pair of headphones for use in lectures and studio practice. Technical Services lectures may require suitable footwear.

We recommended that all students invest in a set of moulded in-ear protectors. Foam in-ear protectors are made available free of charge.

Occasionally ACM offers field trips, studio visits, and other external activities. Some of these may incur a charge or travel costs. These activities are optional and are not a specific requirement for the programme award.

Retakes or resits a student may be required to attend are not included in the Annual tuition fees. Additional costs may apply in these circumstances.

HE Postgraduate Masters Degree Courses Guildford, London and Birmingham

Course fees

The Fee Schedule sets out your individual tuition fee liability for 2023/24 for tuition fees, what payment options and methods are available should you be self funding.

1-Year Full Time Masters programme fee

Annual fee: £10,400

Part Time Masters programme fee

Annual fee: £6,760

How to pay fees

Your fee liability is based on the Annual Tuition Fee for your entire year of study, regardless of the instalment plan you may have chosen.

Government Postgraduate Loans

Students can apply for government funding towards annual Tuition fees. Payments of any fee loan is made to you and it will be your responsibility to pay the tuition fee to ACM.

Students will only need to make personal contributions towards tuition where a fee loan has not been approved, does not cover the full level of tuition or where a fee waiver has not been approved to cover the difference in fee loan and overall annual fee.

Find out more information and apply at https://www.gov.uk/funding-for-postgraduate-study.

Institution Name: ACM Guildford Ltd

[Please note that students of all ACM campuses should use this institution name and it does not reflect which campus you are actually studying at]

You should then choose from one of the course options below:
Masters in Creative Industries Futures – Full Time – Jan start or Sept Start

Masters in Creative Industries Futures – Part Time – Jan start or Sept Start

​Self Funding Students Payment Options and Methods of Payment

The following Instalment options can be offered to students that are self funding any payment of all or part of their tuition fee.

Instalment Options

Students that are paying any portion of the fees themselves can select the instalment option they use and confirm that via the online induction form pre-enrolment. Changing to the instalment plan after this would need to be requested via ACM finance.

  1.  Upfront Payment:  Single payment to be received by ACM on or before the 31st July 2024
  2. Three instalments:  3 equal instalments of the fee you are responsible for paying.  Due on 15th September 2024, 15th January 2025 and 6th May 2025
  3. Ten Instalments -Ten equal instalments of the fee you are responsible for paying.

-Due on the 1st of each month starting on the 1st Aug to 1st May (for September 2023 starters) or 1st Jan to 1st Oct (for January 2024 starters)

Payment Methods

1) Bank details

-Students can make payment of any tuition by Bank Transfer to the details below

-Students need to ensure to use the individual Learner ID as the payment reference

-Payments that are not referenced properly will not be able to be matched to the correct account and you may still be contacted for fee payments

Bank Account – Barclays Bank PLC

Account Name – ACM Guildford Limited

Sort Code – 201727

Account Number – 20696528

2) Card payment

-ACM also allows students to pay by card online or over the phone

-You will need to contact ACM Finance to make this type of payment

-Telephone ACM Finance 01483 500848

Additional Costs

Students on ACM programmes involving performance are expected to have their own instrument including a lead to connect to amplifiers (i.e. guitar, bass etc.) for use in lectures and practice. Vocal students should have a microphone and lead. Drum students should bring their own sticks and headphones (for electronic kits) for use in lectures and practice. Production and keyboard students will need a suitable pair of headphones for use in lectures and studio practice. Technical Services lectures may require suitable footwear.

We recommended that all students invest in a set of moulded in-ear protectors. Foam in-ear protectors are made available free of charge.

Occasionally ACM offers field trips, studio visits, and other external activities. Some of these may incur a charge or travel costs. These activities are optional and are not a specific requirement for the programme award.

Retakes or resits a student may be required to attend are not included in the Annual tuition fees. Additional costs may apply in these circumstances.

Further Education programmes

Course fees

The cost of studying towards a Diploma at ACM is dependant on the age of the learner on 31st August 2023. Please see below for more information.

Under 18 on 31st August 2023

The government will fully fund your studies with us for the entire 2 year Extended Diploma. There will be no further fees to pay. Funding is subject to eligibility criteria.

18 on 31st August 2023

If you will be 18 on 31st August 2022, the government will fund 1 year of study at Level 3. Funding is subject to eligibility criteria.

19 or over on 31st August 2023

The course fee for over 19 year olds is £6,000 per year. If you are over 19, we suggest that you also consider our ​Higher Education​ programmes – we have an option including a Foundation Year that might be just right for you.

How to pay fees

You are liable for the annual tuition fee for your entire year of study, regardless of the instalment plan you may have chosen.

Securing Government Funding

Students that secure government funding will not be required to make any personal contributions towards tuition. However funding may be retracted and fee liability may revert to the student if your personal circumstances change.

Payment Options and Methods of Payment

The following instalment options can be offered to students that are self funding all or part of their tuition fee.

Instalment Options

  1.  Upfront Payment:  Single payment to be received by ACM on or before the 31st July 2024
  2. Three instalments:  3 equal instalments of the fee you are responsible for paying.  Due on 15th September 2024, 15th January 2025 and 6th May 2025
  3. Ten Instalments -Ten equal instalments of the fee you are responsible for paying.

-Due on the 1st of each month starting on the 1st Aug to 1st May

Payment Methods

1) Bank details

-Students can make payment of any tuition by Bank Transfer to the details below

-Students need to ensure to use the individual Learner ID as the payment reference

-Payments that are not referenced properly will not be able to be matched to the correct account and you may still be contacted for fee payments

Bank Account – Barclays Bank PLC

Account Name – ACM Guildford Ltd

Sort Code – 201727

Account Number – 20696528

2) Card payment

-ACM also allows students to pay by card online or over the phone -You will need to contact ACM Finance to make this type of payment

-Telephone ACM Finance 01483 500848