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As the deadline is reached for submitting tuition fee plans for 2012, every university in England is planning to charge at least £6,000 - with a high proportion clustering around £8,000 to £9,000.As the deadline is reached for submitting tuition fee plans for 2012, every university in England is planning to charge at least £6,000 - with a high proportion clustering around £8,000 to £9,000.
More than two thirds want to charge the £9,000 maximum fees for some or all courses - and only a handful are offering all their courses below £8,000 per year. More than 80 universities have revealed their plans, about two thirds of the total.
More than two thirds of these want to charge the £9,000 maximum fees for some or all courses - and only a handful are offering all their courses below £8,000 per year.
Universities in England wanting to charge above £6,000 are required to submit their plans for approval by the Office for Fair Access (Offa)Universities in England wanting to charge above £6,000 are required to submit their plans for approval by the Office for Fair Access (Offa)
This agency which protects access for poorer students, says that 122 out of 123 higher education institutions have sent in their proposals, with a single insititution given an extension. This means that no university is pitching fees below the £6,000 threshold.
There have also been 17 further education colleges submitting plans to Offa, suggesting that degree courses taught in these colleges will cost more than £6,000 per year.There have also been 17 further education colleges submitting plans to Offa, suggesting that degree courses taught in these colleges will cost more than £6,000 per year.
That means that about three quarters of further education colleges offering degrees will charge below £6,000.
But among universities, the claim by ministers that maximum fees will be "exceptional" appears to have been widely rejected.
About 80 English universities have revealed their tuition fees proposals - and more than two thirds of these want to charge the maximum fees for some or all of their courses.
After Offa has approved access agreements with universities and colleges, the final figures for fees are expected in July.After Offa has approved access agreements with universities and colleges, the final figures for fees are expected in July.
University fees declared so far are listed in the table below. Please send further updates to educationnews@bbc.co.ukUniversity fees declared so far are listed in the table below. Please send further updates to educationnews@bbc.co.uk