Student support
Our specialist staff will support you throughout your time at College, so that you can develop the skills and qualifications you need to move onto the next stage of your life.
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Travel support
Financial Support for your Travel Costs
Students eligible for financial support
The College offers financial assistance to students who meet the eligibility criteria for a bursary, in the form of:
- a free annual public bus pass and/or a ferry crossing ticket (where applicable)
- or a contribution of up to 75% towards the cost of travel to College by train or car.
Students who are not eligible for a financial bursary
If you require a Hover Travel, Wighlink Ferry or COPC bus to get to College, we are able to discount these passes up to 50% compared to the public advertised price - if bought directly through the College.
For example: students traveling from the Isle of Wight by ferry will be offered the Isle of Wight Ferry annual ticket through the College at a cost of £556.60, which is half the full price of £1133 listed on the Wightlink website.
To enquire or to purchase discounted travel passes - please get in touch below.
New for 2024-25!
Reaching COPC just got easier with two extended bus routes. From the start of the new term in September, you’ll be able to take advantage of the PC1 and PC2 routes.
Did you know?
If you are travelling from the Isle of Wight, we will offer the Wight Link pass or Hovercraft pass at a discounted rate.
Issuing of Travel Passes
The college will issue electronic codes for all bus services and ferry travel awarded through the bursary. These codes must be downloaded on the service provider app to activate them, where specified. Please follow the service providers instructions on how to use their tickets.
Post –16 Transport Support from Local Authorities
Although there is no statutory entitlement to travel assistance for post 16 learners. Local Authorities can provide travel assistance for post 16 learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and who have an Education and Health Care Plan who also meet the Exceptional Circumstances Criteria. Students with learning difficulties and disabilities under the age of 19 may get help with transport costs and are asked to first contact their Local Authority for further information:
Students who live in the Portsmouth area with a PO1-PO6 postcode
Visit the School Transport and Travel page or call 02392 841 238.
Students who reside in all other postcodes in Hampshire
Click here for more information, or call the department on 01962 846924.
Cost of Travel 2024-25
The City of Portsmouth College will issue annual travel passes in the 2024/25 academic year. This allows for efficiency and removes delays in obtaining termly travel passes in subsequent terms. Our students can plan better, and the student journey to college is unhindered.
Our Travel Costs table shows the costs of travel for those eligible for a bursary, and the cost for those that fall outsude our eligibility criteria.
NEWS 30-07-2024
Going the extra mile for our students
We've teamed up with First Bus to run two specially extended dedicated bus routes for our students. From the start of the new academic year in September, students can take advantage of the PC1 and PC2 routes.
