Entry & Fees

Accreditation | Diploma Entry & Fees

Applications for College qualifications can be made at any time. Places are allocated in order of receipt and applications will close when the lists are full or at the deadline whichever is the sooner.

The details on this page concern applications to the examinations for the RCO’s organ diplomas. Click here for details and applications for the new RCO choral diploma examinations. Click here for applications to the Certificate of Accredited Membership (CAM).

How to enter

  1. Join the College (if you’re not already a member)
    You must be a Full, Student or Affiliate Student Member of the College to take an RCO diploma examination. If you’re not yet a member, please follow this link to JOIN RCO TODAY >>
  2. Submit your diploma entry
    To enter your diploma examination, complete the online registration form in our Member Area (you will need to sign in to access this form). DIPLOMA ENTRY >>

Fees

 

Diploma Fees July (Summer) 2026 - January (Winter) 2027

Student fees for ARCO and FRCO relate to fees (inc. VAT) payable by candidates in full-time education. Candidates over 16 years of age seeking to pay student fees must supply evidence of registration in full-time education.

Diploma Full Fee (inc. VAT) Student Fee (inc. VAT)
Colleague (CRCO)
Whole Examination * £394 £325
Practical Examination (Organ Performance & Keyboard Skills Portfolio) only £335 £276
Subsequent Examination in Organ Performance only £298 £246
Subsequent Examination in Keyboard Skills Portfolio only £149 £123
Written Paper only £143 £118
Written Paper Part A or Part B only £114 £94
Associateship (ARCO)
Whole Examination * £558 £460
Practical Examination (Organ Performance & Keyboard Skills Portfolio) only £456 £376
Subsequent Examination in Organ Performance only £416 £343
Subsequent Examination in Keyboard Skills Portfolio only £240 £198
Written Papers only £298 £246
Subsequent Examination in one written paper only £213 £176
Written Paper II Part A or Part B only £144 £119
Fellowship (FRCO)
Whole Examination * £833 £666
Practical Examination (Organ Performance & Keyboard Skills Portfolio) only £676 £541
Subsequent Examination in Organ Performance only £649 £519
Subsequent Examination in Keyboard Skills Portfolio only £324 £259
Written Papers only £402 £322
Subsequent Examination in one written paper only £296 £237
Diploma in Choral Directing (DipCHD)
Whole Examination £902
Practical Examination only £753
Written Papers only £251
Subsequent examination in one written paper only £173
Licentiateship in Teaching (LTRCO)
Part 1: Written Work £138
Part 2: Practical Examination £649

*Members may not apply for the whole examination if they have already passed part(s) of this examination