Point Blank Online

Point Blank's online arm, running the same diploma and degree pathways remotely as the Hoxton campus. The genuine cheapest paid course is £775 for a 3-month Short course (Ableton Live, Logic Pro, DJ Skills, Art of Mixing, Audio Mastering, Composing for Media, or Music Business, one class/week), not the £2,245 Specialist Certificate previously used as the floor. Free self-paced intro guides also exist (Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Music Business, ~30 videos each), but these aren't live-taught or accredited (a taster, not a course).

The full ladder runs Short (£775, 3 months) → In Depth (£1,295, 6 months) → Specialist Certificate (£2,245, 6 months) → Diploma (£3,495, 1 year) → Complete Diploma (£4,995, 18 months); the online CertHE and BA (Hons) degree routes are both £6,500/yr for UK students in 2026/27.

Worth flagging: the online BA (Hons) fees page states Point Blank holds Full Degree Awarding Powers from the OfS and awards its own qualifications, while the main London campus listing cites Middlesex University validation; the two pages describe the awarding route differently, an unresolved discrepancy rather than a picked answer. A separately priced 'Online US' catalogue, including a Bachelor of Music degree, runs under similarly named courses for US-resident students, easy to conflate with the UK online offering. Independent reviews (an Ableton Forum thread, EDUopinions) are broadly positive on tutor quality, though one detailed review flagged short 2–4 minute videos and cluttered course notes.