Fees for The MTA are as follows:
£13,500/yr = £27,000 for full course (NB The MTA runs a 4 term year)
There are two ways to pay:
If you pay the full yearly fee up front you are eligible for a £500 discount/yr, reducing the fee to £13,000 /yr or £26,000 for the full course. If choosing this option you will be required to pay the full £13,000 5 weeks in advance of the year start date.
If you would prefer to pay termly you will be required to pay £3375 5 weeks in advance of every term start date. A list of payment dates will be sent to you on successful application. Students are asked to ensure that they can find sufficient funds to complete the course.
An initial payment of £1387.50 will be required by 20th June in the year of entry (this will be deducted from your final term’s fee)
1 X £300 = Deposit on accepting place (non refundable)
1 X £1387.50 = Confirming commencement of termly fees (non refundable)
7 X £3375 = Termly fees paid 4 weeks in advance of term start date
1 X £1687.50 = Final term
TOTAL – £27000
Please note that there is no registration fee for The MTA, however to confirm your acceptance onto the course you will be required to pay a deposit of £300 to secure your place. This money will be deducted from either your first years fees if you are paying in full, or from the June deposit if you are paying in instalments.
As The MTA is a new college we are unable to apply for accreditation until we have been running for 5 years, and therefore cannot apply for DaDa awards. Under exceptional circumstances The MTA might offer a student a part scholarship towards their fees. Students accepted onto the course will be eligible to apply for a Professional and Career Development Loan.
‘Professional and Career Development Loans are commercial bank loans that canbe used to help pay for work related learning. You can borrow between £300 and£10,000 to help support the cost of up to two years of learning (or three years if itincludes one year’s relevant unpaid practical work). The Government will pay theinterest on the loan while you are learning and for one month afterwards. You willthen need to start repaying the loan as you would any other commercial loansproduct. The loan can be used to pay course fees or other costs such as travel andliving expenses. You can also use the loan to supplement other forms of supportsuch as grants or bursaries.As the Professional and Career Development Loan is a commercial loan product, youshould make sure you have investigated all the funding options that may be open toyou to ensure you take an informed decision about whether the Loan is right for you.For further information on financial assistance to support your learning, visitwww.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning or contact Next Step on 0800 100 900.Our learning provider registration number is: 20688
The MTA has been designed from the outset to keep student fees accessible – by accelerating the course we have successfully managed to reduce the fees by up to a third of our main competitors (with the added bonus of only having to fund two years of student living expenses on top).
Supporters
Due to the fact that The MTA is a brand new college none of our students are eligible for grants or Student Loans. Therefore all students are required to find the full course fees themselves – plus support themselves living in London.
From the outset we have never wanted The MTA to be a college for the privileged few – instead it was formed with the sole intention of being an ethical college designed to train people who wanted to make Musical Theatre performance their career choice. In line with our ethical policy we do not charge overseas students any more than our UK students – after all it doesn’t cost us anymore to train them!
We never want to turn down a successful applicant purely on the grounds of finances. We are looking to provide a series of 25% scholarships for those students who are unable to find the funds for the entire course.
To date we have received large donations from the Take That Trust Fund – which directly facilitated a number of students being able to start training with us. However we are about to embark on the next part of our journey which of course means that we are currently looking for further funding to facilitate more students starting the course in October.
How can you help?
If you are in a position to offer a substantial donation, which would directly lead to a student being able to take up a place at The MTA please get in touch with the Principal at annemarie@themta.co.uk for further information of schemes available.
If you are an individual or organization that would like to donate a small sum to the hardship fund (no donation is too small) please click on the button below
Every penny donated to the fund will go towards a student at The MTA getting the best possible training and pastoral care.
Helping Ourselves
In line with our policy all monies collected from shows associated with The MTA be that ticket sales or royalties from shows developed by The MTA will be paid into the Hardship Fund. All revenues collected from the hire of our venue will also be paid into The MTA Student Hardship Fund