I put in nowhere near 4-5hrs a night of study - sure do your study during the week so that your weekend is free (Bournemouth is better than average) - and I was straight through the college too.
Studying verbatim chunks of text is a pain
and perhaps the 4-5 hrs mooted now is to make up for the much shorter course these days. I had 18 months and quite frankly the writtens/verbals/practicals kept coming quickly enough.
One thing is guaranteed though - you will have fun while at the college!! If you can stretch that pitiful trainee salary!
Good Luck
WW