Enrolments for tertiary study in 2020 are under way across the country, and with living costs in the main centres becoming increasingly expensive, enrolments at UCOL are sometimes an attractive alternative.
"We do get students transferring here," said UCL's Whanganui campus manager, Bronwyn Paul. "The first thing they do is talk about the affordability."
"It's not just measured in terms of money, it's measured in terms of time and distance, so they have more time."
In addition to more affordable accommodation and living costs, the Whanganui campus provides free bus transport to Palmerston North and around Whanganui.
"That cuts down their travel costs a lot, so we take away all those barriers for learning," Paul said.