Domestic student fees & payment options
| Scholarship | Study area |
|---|---|
| Equity Nursing Scholarship | Nursing |
| Access Nursing Scholarship (Financial Hardship) | Nursing |
| Aunty Linda Cruse Indigenous Scholarship | All UOW College courses |
| Illawarra Rugby League Scholarship | All UOW College courses |
As a UOW College student you will be required to pay course fees throughout your degree. Your fees will depend on the course or program you are studying.
This section displays fees for students enrolling in 2022.
| Course | No. of sessions | Total tuition | Payment options |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Entrance Program (UEP) | 1 | Fee free* | - |
| Course | No. of sessions | Total tuition | Total student contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diploma of Arts, Social Science and Humanities FAST TRACK |
2 | $11,647 | HECS-HELP or payment upfront |
| Diploma of Arts, Social Science and Humanities | 3 | $13,812 | HECS-HELP or payment upfront |
| Diploma of Business FAST TRACK | 2 | $13,804 | HECS-HELP or payment upfront |
| Diploma of Business | 3 | $15,969 | HECS-HELP or payment upfront |
| Diploma of Engineering FAST TRACK | 2 | $7,012 | HECS-HELP or payment upfront |
| Diploma of Engineering | 3 | $9,509 | HECS-HELP or payment upfront |
| Diploma of Information Technology FAST TRACK | 2 | $8,021 | HECS-HELP or payment upfront |
| Diploma of Information Technology | 3 | $10,352 | HECS-HELP or payment upfront |
| Diploma of Medical and Health Sciences FAST TRACK | 2 | $8,021 | HECS-HELP or payment upfront |
| Diploma of Medical and Health Sciences | 3 | $10,352 | HECS-HELP or payment upfront |
| Diploma of Science FAST TRACK | 2 | $7,012 | HECS-HELP or payment upfront |
| Diploma of Science | 3 | $9,343 | HECS-HELP or payment upfront |
*The University Entrance Program is currently fee free for eligible domestic students due to Federal Government enabling funding which
covers the student contribution. Eligible students include Australian and New Zealand citizens and Australian permanent residents.
Key dates including census dates are available on our key dates page. View the Department of Education and Training census dates for students applying for HECS-HELP.
Tuition fees (and student contribution amounts) vary (and may be subject to change from the Government from time to time) depending on the subjects that make up your course, and also on your year of enrolment and completion. See how tuition fees and student contributions are calculated.
Enrolled students can review subject costs in SOLS. Access your enrolment record and click on the subject code.
Future students can review student contribution amounts per subject.
Note: For a flexible or prescribed program, clickable subject codes are generally listed inside course structure. For courses with majors or minors, you may need to click through to a major or minor before finding a clickable subject code.
Academic fees schedules and census dates
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are University places where, for eligible domestic students, tuition fees are made up of two parts:
*HECS-HELP is applicable to students who are enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP). FEE-HELP is applicable for students who are not enrolled in a CSP. Eligibility criteria apply for all HELP loans – please refer to the Payment Options page for more information.
The ‘Standard Course Fee’ will apply to students who are not eligible for a CSP.
Tuition protection provides protection and assistance to support students if their private higher education provider defaults. Students who pay their tuition fees upfront are referred to the Upfront Payments Tuition Protection Privacy Notice for information on the collection and use of their personal information for tuition protection purposes.
This section displays fees for students enrolling in 2023.
| Course code | Course | Total tuition | Payment options |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLT54121 | Diploma of Nursing | $24,999 | Ask us about VET Student Loans or payment upfront or by instalment |
| Course code | Course | Total tuition | Payment options |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SIS30321 |
Certificate III in Fitness (Part Qualification) PLUS | $1,750 | Payment upfront or by instalment; NSW Smart and Skilled funding may be available* |
|
SIS40221 |
Certificate IV in Fitness (Full Qualification) | $0 - $2,750 | |
| * This training is subsidised by the NSW Government under the Smart and Skilled funding scheme. To check your eligibility for NSW Government Smart and Skilled funding, refer to: Are you eligible for Smart and Skilled training? If eligible for the subsidy, the maximum course fee payable is $4,500. The full course fee for non-subsidised training is $10,770. | |||
| Course code | Course | Total tuition | Payment options |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SIS40221 |
Certificate IV in Fitness | $0 - $2,750 | Payment upfront or by instalment; NSW Smart and Skilled funding may be available* |
| * This training is subsidised by the NSW Government under the Smart and Skilled funding scheme. To check your eligibility for NSW Government Smart and Skilled funding, refer to: Are you eligible for Smart and Skilled training?. If eligible for the subsidy, the maximum course fee payable is $2,750. The full course fee for non-subsidised training is $9,020. | |||
| CHC43015 | Certificate IV in Ageing Support | $0 - $2,320 | Payment upfront or by instalment; NSW Smart and Skilled funding may be available* |
| * This training is currently subsidised under the joint Commonwealth and State government JobTrainer initiative. To check your eligibility, refer to: Are you eligible for Smart and Skilled training? Training under JobTrainer is fee-free and fully funded by the NSW and Commonwealth governments. The full course fee for non-subsidised training is $10,310. | |||
| Course code | Course | Total tuition | Payment options |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SIS30321 |
Certificate III in Fitness | $0 - $1,750 | Payment upfront or by instalment; NSW Smart and Skilled funding may be available* |
| * This training is subsidised by the NSW Government under the Smart and Skilled funding scheme. To check your eligibility for NSW Government Smart and Skilled funding, refer to: Are you eligible for Smart and Skilled training?. If eligible for the subsidy, the maximum course fee payable is $1,750. The full course fee for non-subsidised training is $6,440. | |||
| CHC33015 | Certificate III in Individual Support | $0 - $1,750 | Payment upfront or by instalment; NSW Smart and Skilled funding may be available* |
| *This training is currently subsidised under the joint Commonwealth and State government JobTrainer initiative. To check your eligibility, refer to: Are you eligible for Smart and Skilled training? Training under JobTrainer is fee-free and fully funded by the NSW and Commonwealth governments The full course fee for non-subsidised training is $6,700. | |||
A VSL Administration Fee of $60 is applicable where the VET Student Loans payment option is selected.
Key dates including census dates are available on our key dates page.
UOW College complies with the VET Tuition Assurance requirements. Details can be found in the Statement of VET Tuition Assurance for students accessing the VET Student Loans Scheme and the Australian Student Tuition Assurance Scheme (ASTAS) Student Statement for VET students who have paid all or a proportion of tuition fees upfront.
Students have the option to defer the cost of the course using HECS-HELP.
Instalment frequency: The instalments consist of three equal payments per session. The first instalment must be paid prior to the commencement of the course, with subsequent payments automatically due at weeks 5 and 10.
Payment method: Students can choose to pay their fees upfront prior to the commencement of the course by Visa, MasterCard or Electronic Funds Transfer. The date payment is required will be stated in the offer letter. For information on how to complete your payment upfront, email uowcstudent-fees@uow.edu.au
HECS-HELP is an Australian Government income-contingent loan scheme that is part of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP). HECS-HELP assists eligible students pay their tuition fees and is available for the following UOW College courses:
Access the Government Study Assist website for more information on HECS-HELP
The 2023 Help Loan booklets cab be accessed on Government Study Assist website
Instructions on how to apply for HECS-HELP are available here.
VET Student Loans is an Australian Government income-contingent loan scheme that is part of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) and replaces the VET FEE-HELP scheme from 1 January 2017. VET Student Loans assists eligible students enrolled in approved Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses at approved training providers pay their tuition fees subject to a maximum loan amount. VET Student Loans is available for the following UOW College courses:
VET Student Loans will only be approved for students who meet eligibility requirements. A VET Student Loan gives rise to a VETSL debt that continues to be a debt due to the Commonwealth until it is repaid.
*Subject to availability in accordance with the Federal Government imposed provider loan limit.
For more information, please see our VET Student Loans page.
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are University places where, for eligible domestic students, tuition fees are made up of two parts:
*HECS-HELP is applicable to students who are enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP). FEE-HELP is applicable for students who are not enrolled in a CSP. Eligibility criteria apply for all HELP loans – please refer to the Payment Options page for more information.
The ‘Standard Course Fee’ will apply to students who are not eligible for a CSP.
To be eligible for a Smart and Skilled government-subsidised course with UOW College, you will need to meet all of the following criteria:
We offer Smart and Skilled for the following course:
The funding will cover a minimum of 70 percent of the course fee. If you are eligible for Smart and Skilled funding, you may also be eligible for a fee free scholarship as a component of Smart and Skilled, which means you will not have to pay any portion of the fee, if you satisfy certain concession criteria.
The NSW Government’s Smart and Skilled Fee-Free Scholarships mean that you can obtain the skills you need for the job you want and your course fees are covered. Fee-Free Scholarships are intended to help people (15-30 years old) who are concession eligible to undertake training under Smart and Skilled. All Certificate III and Certificate IV level qualifications that UOW College are approved to deliver under Smart and Skilled are covered, including Traineeships.
From 2016, when you meet the personal eligibility criteria for Smart and Skilled, you will have access to training entitlements regardless of the level of any previous qualifications held. This investment supports the Government’s Reskilling NSW Strategy aimed at helping people who gained their higher level qualifications previously or from overseas, who require minimal re-training in order to enter, or re-enter, the workforce.
From 2016, the NSW Government has capped the Smart and Skilled traineeship fee at $1,000.
For more information on Smart and Skilled funding and to check your eligibility, please go to the smart and skilled website
This training is subsidised by the NSW Government.
Subject to eligibility criteria and availability of funding.
For further information contact the college