Ariston College - Terms & Conditions

1. Course fees are fixed at the most economic price possible. No negotiation of fees will be entertained. Fees are quoted for one year.

2. Course fees must be paid prior to visa application.

3. Course fees are not refundable except under exceptional circumstances such as visa refusal, in which case course fees will be refunded less an administration fee of €100.

4. Course fees must be discharged by Swift Transfer. Formal documentation will be supplied to you after a Provisional Offer has been made. No cash can be accepted.

5. Currency payments are translated into Euro and credited to students at the rate applicable on the date remittance is processed through the College's bank account. All fees are quoted in Euro. Any shortfall in the currency translation must be made good by the student. Refunds (made in exceptional cases only) will be made in Euro and not the currency in which fees have been paid.

6. Course fees do not include a charge for Medical Insurance (the college have their own approved medical insurance scheme which students can avail of at a cost of approx. (€135 euro) which is required by the Irish Government and visa regulations.

7. Course commencement and start date is dependent on a viable cohort formation.
8. Ariston College reserves the right to change any of the details or regulations on its web-site, brochure or any other printed material.

9. All students for whom English is not their first language will be required to sit an English language test prior to the commencement of their course. Students whose level of English does not meet the required standard will be redirected onto an English language or Foundation course in Ariston College. The charges for these classes are separate from these course fees (and other fees already secured, if applicable).

10. Students classified for fee purposes as Non-EU on application shall retain that fee status and continue to pay Non-EU fees for the duration of their course following; admission, whether studying full-time or part-time and irrespective of holding a work permit.

11. All students must attend 80% of their course. This will be strictly monitored at all times. A certificate of attendance cannot be obtained at the end of the course unless this 80% has been achieved.
It is advisable for all students to put in writing a clear Career Path ie. What courses the student has been studying in their home country, what they intends to study in Ariston College and why, and finally how the student intends to use the knowledge gained when they return to their country. If they are or will be involved in a family business or has been made an offer of work on return home. All this is important to securing a study visa as Immigration has a very short time to process the visa and if there is no clear path or connection between study and intended work career from the study then there may be no visa approval.