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Bedford College

Firstly, welcome to Bedford! If you are new to the area and are looking into education options then you really need to look no further than Bedford College! Bedford College prides itself on offering outstanding education to the whole community. From full time, post 16 education to higher education and part time courses, we have a great range of options for you!

Here are 10 great reasons why you should choose Bedford College

1. You’ll get an outstanding education! Ofsted rated Bedford College as ‘Grade 1 Outstanding’ in four key areas, as well as receiving an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’.

2. We have a huge range of courses for you to choose from. You can choose from academic, vocational and practical courses so there is bound to be something perfect for you!

3. £1,000 could be yours! You may be eligible to receive a £1,00 Bursary for Educational Excellence (BEE). To find out if you qualify visit www.bedford.ac.uk/student_support__finance/page_2.aspx or call us on 01234 291000.

4. You’re guaranteed to succeed. If you attend 90% of your lessons, compete all your homework, assignment, assessments and meet the full entry requirements for your course, we guarantee your success! Otherwise we will refund any fees paid.

5. We have amazing results. In 2009 the overall success rate for 16-18 age range were both measured at 86%, 5% above the national average. Our 19+ rate was 87% and our A Level results showed 85% of students gaining grades A or B, including several new A* grades.

6. We offer award winning support. While we treat you as an adult we want to provide you with strong support and guidance, so we make sure you have one-to-one support from your personal tutor. Our Student Services Team have been award the Matrix Standard to show their professional advice and guidance is of the highest quality.

7. Our fantastic facilities are open to you. We have

realistic working environments,
modern well equipped classrooms,
a training restaurant,
construction workshops,
a public beauty salon,
dedicated A Level centre
a vehicle centre and specialist gas and plumbing technology centre,
a full sized aeroplane

More recently we have added Shuttleworth College , our centre of excellence for land-based education, to our group.

8. Our tutors are experts in their fields, so whatever course you decide to study you will be taught by someone who is a specialist in that area.

9. As well as guaranteeing your success, Bedford College will also guarantee you a place on the next/higher course. Please see our website for terms and conditions www.bedford.ac.uk

10. While we expect you to work hard we realize you need to play hard too. We have loads of opportunities for you to get out of the classroom and take trips as part of our enrichment programme.

Where are we?

Bedford College’s main campus is situated at Cauldwell Street on the bank of the River Great Ouse; a stone’s throw away from Bedford’s bustling and vibrant town centre. Our dedicated Sixth Form Centre is adjacent to the main campus. The College is accessible by road and has a large student car park, where students pay just £1 all day. The College also has several secure bike shelters and can be reached by bus or train, with the bus station only a 5 minute walk away and a 15 minute walk away from the train station. Visit www.bedford.ac.uk for further details.

We also have the Gas & Plumbing Technology Centre and Vehicle Training Centre both situated in Kempston. Frequent buses run from the town centre to the nearest bus stop on Woburn road and the there are cycle storage racks and roadside parking at the sites.

In 2009 we joined forces with Shuttleworth College, www.shuttleworth.ac.uk in Biggleswade, to offer the biggest selection of course choices in the county and have now added many land-based courses to our curriculum such as horse management, horticulture, animal sciences and agriculture. This campus is situated in a conservation area and has its own library, information technology centre, sports facilities and halls of residence. Shuttleworth College is accessible by car and has student car parking, the nearest train station is located in Biggleswade town centre. Shuttleworth College also runs a bus service In conjunction with Bedfordshire County Council, which offers a network of routes, providing transport to and from the following locations, depending on demand.

Visit www.shuttleworth.ac.uk/student_information/travel.aspx more details.

Facilities:

Our first rate facilities include:

A well stocked library and a fully equipped IT centre, as well as numerous computer suites.

£2.5 million sports centre, Springs, with sports hall, dance studio and gym.

The South Bank Arts Centre, which houses the public gallery & theatre space. As well as hi-tech music recording facilities, and a whole host of art, design, media and performing arts studios featuring state of the art equipment, along with mac suites with industry standard computer software.

A coffee shop and refectory area serving tasty food, both hot and cold, with a good variety of healthy choices at student friendly prices!

An award winning training restaurant Skyline, on the 6^th floor of the Tower Block offer stunning food and fantastic views across the town www.skylinerestaurant.co.uk

In 2010 Bedford College launched BROOKSHair & Beauty, our commercial salon. Conveniently situated on Bedford High Street, BROOKS offers a wide range of hair, beauty and complementary treatments at competitive prices. All treatments in our facilities are supervised by highly trained, experienced staff www.brooksspa.

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