Bradford College
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Bradford College is one of the largest FE colleges in England with approximately 24,000 students. The college offers a huge range of full and part time courses from introductory level through to postgraduate level and caters for a variety of students, including: school leavers who are aiming to progress to university or employment; adults who want to acquire the basic skills necessary for employment; adults who wish to gain a qualification relevant to their occupation; international students; and those who want to study for a university level qualification in a friendly supportive environment.
Bradford College offers more university level qualifications than any other college in England with approximately 170 full and part time HE courses to choose from. As an Associate College of Leeds Metropolitan University, students at Bradford College leave with a degree validated by one of the country's leading universities.
Hundreds of full and part time courses at all levels are available at Bradford College in the following subject areas: Art & Design, AS / A levels, Beauty Therapy & Hairdressing, Business & Accounting, Catering & Hospitality, Computing & IT, Childcare, Construction, Engineering, English & Maths, Fashion & Textiles, Graphic Media Communication, Health & Social Care, Hospitality & Tourism, Law, Management, Marketing, Public Services, Photography, Printmaking, Science, Sport & Leisure, Teaching & Education and Travel & Tourism
[edit] History
A pioneering College, in a pioneering city, Bradford College is built on years of educational experience and is committed to serving the city regeneration by maintaining close employer links that assure high quality, relevant vocational and academic courses for the movers and shakers of the future. Out of humble beginnings when industrialists founded the original city Mechanics Institute, the College grew from strength to strength, expanding through mergers to serve the Bradford and Wharfedale area and finally giving birth to our neighbouring University. Today, Bradford College has an international reputation, welcoming students from all over the world to a campus and city that is renowned for its warmth, support, cosmopolitanism and success. With exciting plans for new accommodation the College - always student-centred - always with an eye on their future needs - enters the next phase of its evolution with great confidence.
