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Start a UK qualification from where you are
Our courses are delivered online, so you can begin studying immediately from your home country. There is no visa to apply for and no travel needed to start.
Ravenscroft College does not currently sponsor student visas
Our qualifications are studied online from wherever you live. We are not a Student sponsor and cannot issue a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies. If you intend to travel to the UK to study later, that application is made to the university you progress to, under its own sponsorship arrangements.
International applicants remain responsible for ensuring compliance with UK immigration requirements.
Ravenscroft College is not a university and does not hold degree-awarding powers. Our qualifications are awarded by OTHM, a UK awarding organisation regulated by Ofqual.
Start at home, arrive ready
The easier, lower-risk route abroad
Migration and student visa rules are tightening worldwide. Beginning your UK qualification online removes the biggest early hurdles and lets you prove yourself before you invest in travel.
No visa to begin
Start studying immediately from your home country. No application, no waiting, no refusal risk.
No early living costs
Avoid two years of overseas rent, the health surcharge and large bank balance requirements.
A stronger later application
Arrive with proven UK academic credit behind you, giving a clearer and more credible visa case.
Keep your options open
OTHM is recognised in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and beyond, so you can decide your destination later.
The cost
What it costs, and what you save
You could save about£55,447and two fewer years living abroad, compared with a foundation year and three years of study overseas
Study abroad, without the foundation-year price tag.
International students usually pay for a full foundation year and three years of bachelor's study overseas, plus living costs for every year in the country. Starting with our Level 3 and Level 4 diplomas online cuts years of fees and living costs before you travel.
- Foundation year, then three years abroad≈ £115,544
- Level 3 and Level 4 online with us, then top up abroad≈ £60,097
Foundation year, then three years abroad
- Foundation year tuition ≈ £14,000
- Plus 3 years of bachelor's study ≈ £15,500 a year: £46,500
- London living costs ≈ £13,761 a year for 4 years: £55,044
- Visa and health surcharge costs are additional
Total ≈ £115,544
Level 3 and Level 4 online with us, then top up abroad
- Level 3 and Level 4 online with us: £1,575
- Plus 2 top-up years abroad ≈ £31,000
- Living costs ≈ £13,761 a year for 2 years: £27,522
- No visa, health surcharge or overseas rent for the first two years
Total ≈ £60,097
Combined Level 3 and Level 4 Standard pathway list price: £1,575. International foundation year fees of around £14,000 and undergraduate fees of around £15,500 a year vary by university and country. London maintenance £1,529 a month (2026, indicative). Visa fees (around £524) and the immigration health surcharge (£776 a year) are not included in either total, so the saving shown is conservative. OTHM qualifications are recognised internationally, so the same logic applies to study in the USA, Canada and Australia. Figures illustrative and subject to change.
Your existing qualifications
How overseas qualifications are compared
Overseas qualifications are generally not on the UCAS Tariff, so there is no points figure to quote. Where a comparison would help, UK ENIC can provide one.
| What ENIC does | Compares an overseas qualification to a UK framework level. |
|---|---|
| What it doesn't do | Comment on grades, grade comparisons, or subjects studied. |
| Is it required? | No. It is optional, and most useful where a qualification is less familiar to UK admissions teams. |
| Standing | Guidance, not a legal document. The institution decides. |
| Cost | Around £49.50 per Statement of Comparability for an individual. |
The progression tool includes a country-by-country view of overseas qualifications and the likely entry point for each. Open the progression tool.
Applying through an agent
We only work with agents who have signed our formal agent agreement and who we monitor for compliance.
If you are working with an agent, ask for their agent code and enter it on your application.
Paying from outside the UK
Fees are charged in pounds sterling. Your bank or card issuer may add a currency conversion or international transaction charge, which is outside the College's control.
We accept bank transfer, debit card and credit card.
Recognised worldwide
One qualification, accepted across the globe
OTHM, our current awarding partner, operates through approved centres in 30+ countries and holds progression arrangements with universities in the UK and overseas, so you can study at home and progress to the UK or anywhere else.
Illustrative of OTHM's global centre network and named university progression partners. Source: othm.org.uk. Progression arrangements belong to OTHM, not to Ravenscroft College. OTHM holds progression arrangements with over 50 universities. Each applicant is still subject to individual assessment and to the university's other entry requirements, including English language.