How we support your return to study
Not everyone goes straight from Year 12 to uni.
Life happens. Perhaps your gap year didn’t quite end after 12 months. Maybe you had children. Or jumped straight into working life.
Starting university is one of the most exciting times of your life. You’re exposed to new people, fresh ideas and diverse cultures – not to mention a different learning environment.
It’s normal to feel a little overwhelmed. The good news is that it’s possible to balance study with your busy schedule. In fact, it’s easier than ever. There are a wide range of free programs available to help you out, from counselling services, right through to career guidance.
Learn to study (again)
Consultations
The Learning Hub
We’ll help you extend your skills through workshops, walk-ins and consultations with our Peer Learning Advisers. The Learning Hub offers specialist and peer support for academic English, writing, study skills, maths, chemistry, library skills and digital literacy.
Visit the Learning Hub
Flexible study options
Many of our courses are designed for flexibility. You can choose to study full-time or part-time. You can create a timetable that works around your schedule and opt for blended learning. You can even study entire courses online.
Study online
Work-life balance
Clubs and societies
Making friends is so much easier when you’ve got things in common, and that’s where university clubs and societies come in. But that’s not the only reason to join or start a group. Develop a new skill. Grow your resume. Build a professional network. At La Trobe, we have over 100 clubs spanning interests like yoga, coding, politics, religion, anime, sustainability, sport and more.
Find a club
Connect with mature age students
La Trobe’s Mature Age Student Organisation (MASO) is for anyone who starts studying at the age of 21 years or older. MASO runs social events and activities, advocacy campaigns and welfare initiatives. It even has a comfy lounge with microwaves, a fridge, laptop charging stations, a pool table and more.
Connect with likeminded peers
Sport
Keep active on campus. We have a fully equipped gym, group training and sporting clubs for everyone from social players to elite athletes.
Find your sport
Career ready
Start thinking about your career from your first day of study at La Trobe. Our Career Ready Advantage program helps you develop the skills and attributes employers want through online courses, work placements, volunteering, workshops and career advisers who’ll provide you with resume and interview advice.
Get the career advantage
Campuses
Get the benefits of a big university, close to home. At La Trobe, we believe everyone should get to study at a globally-renowned university, wherever you choose to live. The solution? We’ve got campuses across Victoria and New South Wales, so you can match your study with your lifestyle.
Visit our campuses
Childcare
Your child or children will love the La Trobe early childhood service. We value each child’s potential, diverse families, and a supportive community. We also have an early learning and care centre designed for children aged between 18 to 48 months with autism spectrum disorders.
Reserve your child's place
Wellbeing
Your health
We offer counselling and mental health services, resources for studying with health conditions or disability, LGBTIQA+ support and support if you’re from a refugee background.
Explore our health and wellbeing services
Faith and spirituality
Discover multifaith chaplaincy services on campus. We’ll help you find spaces to worship and make friends of the same faith community. We offer chaplaincy, Muslim prayer rooms and student faith groups.
Discover faith on campus
Support to speak up
If you’ve seen, heard or experienced something that doesn’t feel right, it’s important not to stay silent. Safer Community is a program that helps you address unacceptable or concerning behaviour – things like bullying, discrimination, harassment and sexual violence. By speaking up, you’re contributing to the respectful culture at La Trobe.
How we Safer Community at La Trobe
Financial support
Scholarships
With access to education comes possibilities, and a good opportunity could change your life. We believe everyone deserves the chance to succeed, so we’re helping more people access education with our huge range of scholarships.
Search our scholarships
Financial support
We offer student loans to help with the cost of study (like books, equipment or software), emergency aid of up to $200 for urgent one-off expenses, and student grants of up to $4000 if you’re experiencing extreme financial hardship.
Are you eligible?
Costs
Understand the cost of your degree with the calculations you need. Or go straight to your chosen degree on the website and scroll down until you see the annual tuition fee.
Budget for your degree
