Bedford College

Bedford College aims to be one of the best general further education colleges in the country, offering courses at all levels from entry to higher education. Currently, the College offers a wide range of A-Level and vocational courses at all levels for you to study.

Call: 01234 291000

Visit: www.bedford.ac.uk

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Bedford College puts the learner at the heart of everything they do, and this is reflected in their values:

• Student focus: the College seeks to achieve a high quality learning experience for every student
• High performance: the College strives for consistently high levels of performance in all aspects of their work
• Respect, openness and honesty: the College treats everyone with respect, encourages openness and honesty, and recognises each other’s contribution and achievement

Bedford College’s students’ pass rates are well above the national average across all academic and vocational subjects, and the College sends more students to university than any other local school.

If you choose to go to Bedford College you’ll experience an exciting new atmosphere, make new friends and become more independent.

Facilities

For many of the vocational courses, up-to-date training suites are available that mirror real working environments to help bring students’ learning to life:

• A commercial restaurant
• A commercial hair and beauty salon
• A sports and leisure centre
• An arts centre
• Construction and engineering workshops, including an aeroplane plus a helicopter engine for students to work on
• Vehicle training centre, complete with MOT bay, full body repair, paint mix and spray rooms
• Industry approved plumbing technology centre
• State-of-the-art computer labs
• Music, television and broadcast facilities.

The College also offers a library packed full with books, journals, CDs, DVDs and videos, and open access IT provision with fast Internet access.

Learner support

All Bedford College Enquiries & Guidance advisers have earned the Matrix Standard Award, meaning the advice provided is guaranteed to be of the highest quality and will help you to choose the course which is best for you:

• One-to-one student support from a personal tutor, who’ll encourage and support you to reach your goals and help plan your work right from day one
• Financial and welfare advice on fees, grants, travel costs and much more
• Professional career guidance
• Professional counselling if you need help dealing with personal problems.

Events

The College holds open events at the Cauldwell Street campus and the Plumbing and Vehicle Technology Centres throughout the year, so that you can see for yourself what Bedford College has to offer:

• 25 January 2012
• 17 March 2012
• 17 May 2012

For more information on Bedford College please visit their website. If you would like to speak to someone at the College please call 01234 291000.