City College Norwich

Norwich College of Further and Higher Education, also known as City College Norwich, is a college of further and higher education which is located England. It caters to over 11,000 students studying a wide range of academic, vocational and professional courses, from entry level to HE.

 

Background and history

City College Norwich was founded in 1891 and has been in its current location since 1953, with the first structure on the new campus being the Norwich Building. It has expanded over the decades and opened St. Andrews House in 2007.

Location and accessibility

The main campus is situated on the A1056 (Ipswich Road) while the St. Andrews Financial Skills building is located in the city centre. Both campuses benefit from good infrastructure links, with regular bus services, as well as Norwich train station found nearby.

Discounted bus passes are available for students, plus there are several park ride services within reach of the campuses.

Parking on campus is priced at £3 a day, while cycling facilities are also located on-site.

  What's on offer?

In addition to the wide range of vocational, academic and professional courses on offer, the college currently runs five National Skills academies for gifted students.

A third of all 16-18 year olds in Norwich attend the college, while there are also well-attended Higher Education programmes ran in conjunction with the University of Norwich.

Currently no accommodation information for City College Norwich has been provided.

There is a huge range of further education courses provided by the City College of Norwich and qualifications on offer include: AS/A-levels, BTECs, NVQs, GCSEs, diplomas, apprenticeships and HE degrees.

 

Finance and funding

Bursaries, learner support funds and Adult Discretionary Learner Support Funds are all available to students studying at the college. In addition to these methods of funding, there is help with travel costs and instalments for 19+ tuition fees.

Solutions Salon is run as a fully-functioning commercial salon that is staffed entirely by college trainees under the supervision of professional tutors. The salon offers both beauty and hair treatment and bookings can be made on:01603 773 228.

Solutions Gym includes a wide array of cardiovascular equipment, a free weights section and a variety of resistance machines all available for use by students and the general public. Student membership costs as little as £8 a month.

Debut Restaurant is run by the college's Hotel School which provides its students with authentic work-based training in the kitchen and working front-of-house. Bookings can be made on 01603 773 227.

Information Store is the college learning hub, complete with over 80,000 books, journals and periodicals. It also includes PCs, study spaces, DVDs and photocopying facilities.

 

Notable alumni include actor, presenter and comedian, Stephen Fry, as well as contemporary singer/songwriter, Ed Sheeran. In 2010, the Students' Union was named a runner-up in the NUS Further Education Union of the Year award.