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	Croydon College
Fairfield Croydon CR9 1DX Tel: 020 8686 5700 Fax: 020 8760 5880 Web site: www.croydon.ac.uk Access co-ordinator: Keith Burn Course information: Tel: 020 8686 5700 Email: info@croydon.ac.uk	Croydon College is one of the largest providers of further and higher education programmes in the country and has more than 1,000 staff delivering programmes to over 15,000 students and is the sole provider of higher education in Croydon. The college’s community comes from diverse ethnic, religious and social backgrounds and all teams of staff are fully committed to the promotion of equality of opportunities throughout all of our activities. Our commitment to widening participation and lifelong learning ensures that we continue to offer flexible programmes that can be tailored to meet individual needs. In fact, we pride ourselves in offering high quality learning opportunities to all our students in a supportive environment designed to ensure success. We offer learning support for all our students, including those with physical or learning disabilities. In addition, we provide opportunities for students to access tutoring, counselling and guidance support. General information Preparatory courses at Level 2: Yes, Diploma for Progression, 21/2 days per week. Progression to the relevant Access to HE pathway upon successful completion Duration of courses: 1 year Attendance: varies from 2 to 4 days per week, from 10am to 3pm with the exception of 2 day Nursing (10am-6pm) Childcare: Some financial support available to early applicants Learning support: Wide range of support provided Disabilities: Support provided to meet all requirements ESOL: Wide provision of English language support at all levels N.B. These courses are all daytime provision, there is no evening provision Courses Access to HE Diploma (Nursing) Attendance: Two days per week for those already working in health care, four days per week for those not working in health care Progression: Diploma IN Nursing, limited possibilities for Midwifery Access to HE Diploma (Education Studies) Attendance: Four days per week Progression: Degrees leading to Qualified Teacher Status, and English / Humanities degrees Access to HE Diploma (Social Science) Attendance: Four days per week Progression: Various degrees e.g. Psychology, Criminology, Sociology, Youth Justice, Probation, Social Policy Access to HE Diploma (Social Work) Attendance: Four days per week Progression: degree courses in Social Work Access to HE Diploma (Art and Design) Attendance: Four days per week Progression: Various art based degrees e.g. Fine Art, Digital Media, Theatre Design, Fashion, Fashion with Business Access to HE Diploma (Business Studies) Attendance: Four days per week Progression: Various degrees e.g. Business Studies, Accounting, Management, Economics, Human Resources Access to HE Diploma (Humanities and Social Science) Attendance: Four days per week Progression: Various degrees e.g. English, Media, Journalism, Education Studies Access to HE Diploma (Science) Attendance: Four days per week Progression: Various degrees e.g. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Astrophysics, Pharmacy, Radiography, Physiotherapy, Engineering Access to HE Diploma (Computing) Attendance: Four days per week Progression: Degrees in Computing, Software design, IT Access to HE Diploma (Law) Attendance: Four days per week Progression: Degrees in Law, Criminology, Youth Justice

Croydon College

Fairfield
Croydon CR9 1DX

Tel: 020 8686 5700
Fax: 020 8760 5880
Web site:
www.croydon.ac.uk

Access co-ordinator:
Keith Burn

Course information:
Tel: 020 8686 5700
Email: info@croydon.ac.uk

Croydon College is one of the largest providers of further and higher education programmes in the country and has more than 1,000 staff delivering programmes to over 15,000 students and is the sole provider of higher education in Croydon.

The college’s community comes from diverse ethnic, religious and social backgrounds and all teams of staff are fully committed to the promotion of equality of opportunities throughout all of our activities.

Our commitment to widening participation and lifelong learning ensures that we continue to offer flexible programmes that can be tailored to meet individual needs. In fact, we pride ourselves in offering high quality learning opportunities to all our students in a supportive environment designed to ensure success. We offer learning support for all our students, including those with physical or learning disabilities. In addition, we provide opportunities for students to access tutoring, counselling and guidance support.

General information

Preparatory courses at Level 2: Yes, Diploma for Progression, 21/2 days per week. Progression to the relevant Access to HE pathway upon successful completion
Duration of courses: 1 year
Attendance: varies from 2 to 4 days per week, from 10am to 3pm with the exception of 2 day Nursing (10am-6pm)
Childcare: Some financial support available to early applicants
Learning support: Wide range of support provided
Disabilities: Support provided to meet all requirements
ESOL: Wide provision of English language support at all levels
N.B. These courses are all daytime provision, there is no evening provision

Courses

Access to HE Diploma (Nursing)
Attendance: Two days per week for those already working in health care, four days per week for those not working in health care
Progression: Diploma IN Nursing, limited possibilities for Midwifery

Access to HE Diploma (Education Studies)
Attendance: Four days per week
Progression: Degrees leading to Qualified Teacher Status, and English / Humanities degrees

Access to HE Diploma (Social Science)
Attendance: Four days per week
Progression: Various degrees e.g. Psychology, Criminology, Sociology, Youth Justice, Probation, Social Policy

Access to HE Diploma (Social Work)
Attendance: Four days per week
Progression: degree courses in Social Work

Access to HE Diploma (Art and Design)
Attendance: Four days per week
Progression: Various art based degrees e.g. Fine Art, Digital Media, Theatre Design, Fashion, Fashion with Business

Access to HE Diploma (Business Studies)
Attendance: Four days per week
Progression: Various degrees e.g. Business Studies, Accounting, Management, Economics, Human Resources

Access to HE Diploma (Humanities and Social Science)
Attendance: Four days per week
Progression: Various degrees e.g. English, Media, Journalism, Education Studies

Access to HE Diploma (Science)
Attendance: Four days per week
Progression: Various degrees e.g. Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Astrophysics, Pharmacy, Radiography, Physiotherapy, Engineering

Access to HE Diploma (Computing)
Attendance: Four days per week
Progression: Degrees in Computing, Software design, IT

Access to HE Diploma (Law)
Attendance: Four days per week
Progression: Degrees in Law, Criminology, Youth Justice