Financial Info

Tuition Fees

All fees and costs are kept at a minimum. See the fee structure PDF for more information. Successful applicants will be advised of any adjustments.

General Procedures

• All students are required to pay tuition fees on the first day of term.
• Students whose accounts are more than 28 days in arrears will be reviewed and an Account Handling Charge will be applied.
• No student will be permitted to commence a new term until all financial requirements are met.
• A faculty member serves as Student Financial Adviser and is available to any student requiring advice.
• A requirement of Graduation is that all outstanding accounts be cleared. Any award or transcript of results will be withheld pending financial clearance.
• Students leaving College before the end of term or dropping a subject may apply for a refund of tuition fees if their fees have been paid in full, according to the following policies.

Payment of Fees

• For full time students who have opted to pay tuition fees fortnightly in advance throughout the term, if payment is not received on time, then the student will be suspended from class and Centrelink will be notified of the temporary suspension. A student may not attend classes or sit for exams or hand in assignments during the suspension. A fee of $10.00 will be charged per suspension.
• International students (on an international student visa) must pay their fees six months in advance, but not by the fortnightly in advance payment option.
• The fees of International students will be placed into a trust account especially designated for that purpose and refunds to students will be made from that account according to the policies listed in the student handbook.  This trust account is solely for this purpose and cannot be accessed for any other reason than refunds or payment of course fees.
• Fees of all students will be received by the Administrator and deposited in API’s bank account by the next working day. Proper accounting procedures, which will be audited by an external auditor each year, will be followed.
  International students need to have current medical insurance in the duration of study in Australia. This may be arrange thru API or if students arrange their own insurance, they must provide a copy of the documents to the office.

Refund Policy

• Students who advise the Administrator in writing of their cancellation of application prior to commencement of classes for that particular term, are entitled to a full refund of fees other than the application fee.
• Students who withdraw from classes after the class has commenced are entitled to a refund according to the scale below.
• Where the student has enrolled and paid for any subsequent terms in advance, a full refund of tuition, field education and library fees are available for those subsequent terms.
• Application fee and late application fee is not refundable after the first day of each term.
• International students who are unsuccessful in obtaining the International Student Visa are entitled to a refund of fees except Application fees.
• Further questions, particularly in relation to grievance procedures and refund policy may be directed to the Administrator at any time prior to or following application.

Scale for Refund of Tuition

In any case in withdrawal of studies, the above refund scale will apply.

• All refunds will be provided within two weeks of the registrar receiving written notice from the student of withdrawal from classes.
• Refunds will be assessed from the date that the Registrar receives written notification of withdrawal from the student and cannot be backdated.
• Students who are expelled from the college (according to procedures explained in the student handbook) will be entitled to a refund of tuition fees from the date of expulsion according to the above scale.

Employment

Students are permitted to seek casual employment during semester. Overseas students are permitted to work up to 20 hours per week and are required to have the necessary student work visa.

Austudy

ICCollege courses are recognised by the Queensland Government. As such, full time students enrolled in our courses are eligible to apply for Austudy. Eligibility is assessed on personal and family incomes from the previous year, and any former payments of this assistance, and is not automatically received. Applicants should be aware of a limit on earnings whilst receiving Austudy. Students should apply for Austudy during Orientation when necessary supporting documentation is available.

Austudy payments are intended to assist students with living expenses. Please note, that for Austudy purposes, 7 to 9 credits per term is a “full time” load, and students may presently apply for Austudy if they are taking a minimum of 75% of the normal full time load.