It is claimed that mature students looking for a change of career or further qualifications will be hit hardest if tuition fees are inflated.
Steve Godwin, the President of the Union at Canterbury Christ Church University said: "Mature students who can quite easily come through, access courses and change career paths will find it almost impossible to pay off £20,000 worth of debts at the age of 40, 50 or 60."
The Government proposed the plans to allow Universities to set their own tuition fees which are currently restricted throughout the country.
It is reported that tuition fees could rise to around £7,000 per year of tuition. This would leave the average student in a debt of £21,000 before taking accomodation, books and food into the equation.
The proposal is not set in stone and protests will continue until the last possible moment. One thing is for sure - such high tuition fees will certainly have a massive impact on the number of people going to University.
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