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Student contribution fee

  • 10-04-2013 01:20PM
    #1
    barbarasummers
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 45 ✭


    Is this something we have to pay, or does the government pay for it? What's it supposed to be for? It's new too, isn't it? So now there's the contribution fee and the registration fee? And both are about €2500


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  • #2
    calnand
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 721 ✭✭✭calnand


    barbarasummers wrote: »
    Is this something we have to pay, or does the government pay for it? What's it supposed to be for? It's new too, isn't it? So now there's the contribution fee and the registration fee? And both are about €2500

    Yes it's something you have to pay unless you get a grant Off the government. it pays towards running the courses your doing, paying salaries etc. It's been around for years it's just been getting bigger ever year, 6 years ago it was under 1000 now it 2,250 per year. and I think you mean the capitaction fee which is 155, this goes towards all the services in UCC like the societies students union and the mardyke.


  • #3
    shane9689
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭shane9689


    you seemed to already know the answer before even asking the question. ofcourse you pay it. its in the title, student contribution (contribution being a nice way to say charges up the ass)


  • #4
    JohnMearsheimer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    Jaysus, when I started in UCC in 2003 the student contribution fee was less than 700 quid.


  • #5
    shane9689
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭shane9689


    JohnMearsheimer wrote: »
    Jaysus, when I started in UCC in 2003 the student contribution fee was less than 700 quid.

    lets not start. we all know were on the titanic. lets just playi our sweet violins to the bitter end


  • #6
    JohnMearsheimer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    I'm just glad it's not my problem. If I was 10 years younger I wouldn't have been able to go to college at all. I think my student contribution fees over 4 years were less than 3000.


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  • #7
    barbarasummers
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 45 ✭barbarasummers


    I still dont know where this money is going? Are the professors demanding more money? I can understand why the registration fees are going up, because the government are paying less, but this I don't get


  • #8
    rebel girl 15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,247 ✭✭✭✭rebel girl 15


    barbarasummers wrote: »
    I still dont know where this money is going? Are the professors demanding more money? I can understand why the registration fees are going up, because the government are paying less, but this I don't get

    I honestly can't tell if you are serious or not. What money don't you get - the student contribution of €2,250 or the €155 you have to pay?


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