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L K N i COLLEGE HIGHER EDUCATION IN LONDON i A GUIDE FOR STAFF O Hg E O COLLEGE HIGHER EDUCATION IN LONDON Introduction A GUIDE FOR STAFF College Higher Education in London e-prospectus Background small cohorts and high levels of personal support usually found Provision of higher level qualifications in further in colleges set it apart from university-based HE. In addition, Purpose of this Guide education colleges (FECs) has a long history and the college HE is competitively priced compared London is very different from the rest of the country in majority offer higher education (HE), although the volume with most universities, which is another factor that will attract terms of its HE offer. Over 40 universities are based in of HE provision and the student numbers at FECs vary learners. London, the majority of alternative HE providers are based substantially. The Association of Colleges College Key Facts While a significant minority of learners study HE in a here and a number of universities in other parts of the 2017/18 reports that 218 colleges provide undergraduate further education college (approximately one in ten) country have satellite campuses within the M25. Colleges and postgraduate level courses, with 151,000 learners college HE numbers have declined in recent times. There studying HE in a college. are therefore competing in a crowded market when trying are a number of possible factors which include the decline Unlike HE delivered in universities, college HE is to attract HE learners. There are approximately thirty in part time and adult HE learners across the HE sector, predominantly vocational and delivered at a sub-degree further education colleges offering HE in London and they the lifting of the student number cap and the growth in level, RQF levels 4-5. College HE delivers predominately vary greatly in terms of size, student numbers and in their alternative HE providers. The increase in university foundation foundation degrees, HNCs and HNDs, and are offered curriculum offer. courses, or year zeros, may also be impacting on a part time or full time basis. Colleges also offer non- While college HE marketing budgets are dwarfed by on college HE numbers. prescribed employer focussed qualifications at RQF level those in the university sector, more could be done to raise Despite increasing competition for students in the 4 and above, including professional awards provided this often overlooked higher level learning option with sector, college HE has much to offer, including its by national awarding bodies such as the Association of prospective learners, with both current college learners vocational focus, links to employers and its locality, competitive Accounting Technicians (AAT), the Chartered Institute on lower level courses as well as potential learners, pricing and smaller class sizes and contact of Marketing (CIM) and the Chartered Institute of Legal including adults in the workplace. We hope this guide, time with staff. We hope that this e-prospectus will act Executives (CILEX), as well as higher-level National focusing on the London College HE offer, is a starting as the first step in contributing to raising the awareness Vocational Qualifications. point. While It is intended for use by college staff, we of college HE in London. When looking at the college HE cohort, students hope to develop the resource in the future for a While every effort has been made to ensure the course studying HE in FE colleges are more likely to be older, to prospective college HE learner audience. Originally course information contained in this guide is correct at the time study part-time and to come from areas with low rates of provision listed in this guide were taken from individual the information from college websites was obtained participation in higher education than students attending college websites, during spring 2018. The guide since has (during spring 2018), we cannot guarantee its accuracy. This universities. They are also likely to live locally. The been widely circulated for feedback from college contacts, document has been designed to enable us to update it should average distance between home postcode and learning which a number, but not all, have fed back on regarding you find any inaccuracies location for HE students attending a college is 17 miles, amendments. As time presses on, and to ensure that the in terms of course offer at your institution. compared with 52 miles for those at university. guide remains useful, we will continue to update the For the very latest information on college’s HE offer we would College HE provision then attracts a wider range of guide to reflect College's HE offer for 2019 entry. We view always advise users to go on to individual college websites students than may be the case in most universities. These this as a live document – it is inevitable that there will be directly. include ‘second chance’ students, those without a family some inaccuracies – and therefore we would welcome history of higher education, and also adults in work and feedback and amendments where relevant. Andrew Jones other part time students. The target client group and the Director, Linking London September 2018 Contents INDEX PAGE NUMBER COMPARISON BY JACS SUBJECT GROUPING 04 COMPARISON BY APPRENTICESHIPS (HIGHER & DEGREE) 05 COMPARISON FOR PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS BY SUBJECT GROUPING & LEVEL 06 COMPARISON BY QUALIFICATION LEVEL 07 COLLEGES INCLUDED BARKING & DAGENHAM COLLEGE 08 BARNET AND SOUTHGATE 09 CARSHALTON COLLEGE - SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP 10 CITY & ISLINGTON COLLEGE 11 CITY OF WESTMINSTER COLLEGE 12 COLLEGE OF HARINGEY, ENFIELD AND NORTH EAST LONDON (CONEL) 13 COLLEGE OF NORTH WEST LONDON (CNWL) 14 CROYDON COLLEGE 15 EALING, HAMMERSMITH & WEST LONDON COLLEGE (EHWL) 16 HCUC - HARROW COLLEGE 17 HAVERING COLLEGE 18 KENSINGTON CHELSEA COLLEGE (KCC) 19 KINGSTON COLLEGE - SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP 20 LAMBETH COLLEGE 21 LEWISHAM SOUTHWARK COLLEGE 22 LEYTON SIXTH FORM COLLEGE 23 LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES (LSEC) 24 MORLEY COLLEGE 25 NEWHAM COLLEGE 26 NEW CITY COLLEGE - HACKNEY 27 NEW CITY COLLEGE - REDBRIDGE 28 NEW CITY COLLEGE - TOWER HAMLETS 29 RICHMOND AND HILLCROFT ADULT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (RHACC) 30 RICHMOND UPON THAMES COLLEGE 31 SOUTH THAMES COLLEGE - SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP 32 STANMORE COLLEGE 33 HCUC - UXBRIDGE COLLEGE 34 WALTHAM FOREST COLLEGE 35 WEST THAMES COLLEGE 36 WESTMINSTER KINGSWAY COLLEGE 37 Information sourced from individual college websites during spring 2018. Linking London take no responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided. 3 Overview of Subjects TION AND TION JACS CODE - ANALYSIS 1 1 ANALYSIS GROUPING SUBJECT ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & PLANNING BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES & BUSINESS STUDIES ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES COMPUTER DESIGN & ARTS CREATIVE EDUCATION ENGINEERING LAW AND CLASSICS LINGUISTICS, SUBJECTS RELATED MASS COMMUNICA DOCUMENTATION SCIENCES MATHEMATICAL MEDICINE & DENTISTRY PHYSICAL SCIENCES SOCIAL STUDIES SUBJECTSALLIED TO MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIES SCIENCES, VETERINARY RELATED & AGRICULTURE SUBJECTS Barking & Dagenham College X X X X X X X X X Barnet and Southgate X X X X X X X X X X X Carshalton College - South Thames Colleges Group X X X X City & Islington College X X X X X X X City of Westminster College X X X X College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) X X X X X X X College of North West London (CNWL) Croydon College X X X X X X EHWL X X X X HCUC - Harrow College X X X X X Havering College X X X X X X Kensington Chelsea College (KCC) X X X Kingston College - South Thames Colleges Group X X X X X X X X Lambeth College X X Lewisham Southwark College X X X X Leyton Sixth Form College X LSEC X X X X X X X X Morley College X X X Newham College X X X X New City College - Hackney X X New City College - Redbridge X X X X New City College - Tower Hamlets X X Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College (RHACC) X X X X Richmond Upon Thames College X X X X X South Thames College - South Thames Colleges Group X X X X X Stanmore College X X X X HCUC - Uxbridge College X X X X X X Waltham Forest College X X X X X X West Thames College X X X X Westminster Kingsway College X Total 6 9 23 15 19 24 9 2 1 1 0 1 4 6 19 0 0 Information sourced from individual college websites during spring 2018. Linking London take no responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided. 4 Higher and Degree Apprenticeships — R SCIENCE & IT ANALYSIS 2 2 ANALYSIS APPRENTICESHIPS & DEGREE) (HIGHER HIGHER APPRENTICESHIPS FINANCE BUSINESS, & ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT COMPUTE CREATIVE ARTS CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION & TRAINING & ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING HEALTH, PUBLIC SERVICE & CARE LAW TOURISM & TRAVEL LEISURE, RETAIL & COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY STEM NOTES Higher Apprenticeships in Accountancy, Business Admin, Construction, Human Resources, Leadership & Management Barking & Dagenham College X X X and Project Management Barnet and Southgate X X X Higher Apprenticeships in Dental Technician, Dentistry Management & Management Carshalton College - South Thames Colleges Group No HA advertised on website City & Islington College No HA advertised on website City of Westminster College X X X Higher Apprenticeship in Employment Related Services and Higher Apprenticeship in Construction and the Built Environment (one has HNC Building Services and one has HNC Civil Engineering attached) College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) Higher Apprenticeship – Network Engineer, Higher Apprenticeship – Professional Accounting Taxation X X X X Technician, Higher Apprenticeship