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Figure 4.3: Cumulative percentages of students reporting that their course would be tooexpensive and the price would indicate a course quality problem by possible course priceand if a non-repayable means-tested grant of £1,000 was made available100%80%60%40%20%0%£0 £200 £400 £600 £800 £1,000 £1,200 £1,400 £1,600 £1,800 £2,000Quality ProblemToo expensive to buyBase: All students.Source: London South Bank University – UK Part-time Student Survey 2006Figure 4.3 shows that under this scenario half of the students reported that the course wouldbecome too expensive at £1,500 or less, the same as if a loan were available. Here the averagevalue is also similar to if a loan were available at £1,775.Finally students were asked whether the price at which the course became too expensive wouldchange if a mixture of a non-repayable means-tested grant and an interest free loan were madeavailable. Under this scenario 46 per cent of students reported that such a price would change.However, again Figure 4.4 indicates that this would not change the optimum tuition fee price.Figure 4.4 also shows that with a mixture of a grant and a loan half of the students reported that thecourse would become too expensive at £1,500 or less, the same as if either one were available inisolation. However, the average value at which the course would become too expensive with agrant and loan available was higher than if just one of them was available at £1,835.Part-time students and part-time study: Strand 3 Universities UK 49