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Information for students who have been advised that their chosen university or college has not met the requirements for ‘designated status’. 

Some students may have been advised by the Student Loans Company, or their chosen university or college, that their institution has not met the requirements for “designated status.”

This means that students cannot receive financial help, including a student loan or maintenance grant, from the Student Loans Company for their course.

This only affects students who have applied to some private universities and colleges to start a course in the 2014/15 academic year. It does not affect students continuing with their course from a previous year.

If you are in this position, you may decide to continue with your chosen course if you are able to pay the fees and support yourself without recourse to a student loan or maintenance grant.

However, you may be looking for an alternative course with a different university or college so you can apply for financial help from the Student Loans Company.

The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) maintains aregister of designated courses which shows which providers and courses have been approved. The register is constantly updated. This may help you find another university or college to whom you can apply.

Please note that admissions are a matter for individual institutions. If you decide to apply to another university or college, it will be entirely a matter for them to decide whether or not to offer you a place