With over 175 years experience in education, Bradford College has earned an excellent reputation for producing students equipped with the skills and knowledge required to give them a head start in today’s professional world. The College is set in a truly cosmopolitan city, with a rich mix of cultures from all over the world.
We are one of the largest providers of higher education in the further education college sector. We offer a portfolio of courses that annually attracts more than 800 international students worldwide from 60 countries. We are one of the largest UK colleges with 24,000 students studying on vocational, higher education (validated by Leeds Metropolitan University) and English language programmes. Bradford College has CoVE status in three areas and provides teacher training programmes.
Our English Language Centre is an internationally recognised centre of excellence, providing a friendly and professional place for you to improve your English skills for professional development, further study or just for fun. It is large enough for students to make friends of different nationalities and backgrounds but personal enough for individual tutorial attention. All of our English Language courses are accredited by the British Council, English UK, Education UK and English in the North.
Bradford is in West Yorkshire, located in the north of the country, three hours away from London and three hours from Edinburgh, close to some of the UK's most beautiful countryside. The nearest airports are Leeds Bradford International Airport and Manchester International Airport. A Meet & Greet service collects international students from both airports. Bradford is one of the UK's most affordable cities in which students can live and study.
We offer courses at the following levels:
- Access, A Levels
- Foundation
- Undergraduate
- Pre Masters
- Masters
Bradford College cover many subject areas:
Beauty Therapy • Fashion Design & Textiles • Art & Design • Visual Arts • Business & Management • Computing & Information Communication Technology • Finance • Accounting • Law • Marketing • Media (Creative Industries; Interactive Media) • Music • Games Development (Computer/Video) • Retail • Catering & Hospitality • Combined Studies • Education, Early Years & Teaching • Engineering • Technology • Construction • Health, Community & Social Care • Public Services • Ophthalmic Dispensing • Sport • Science • Travel & Tourism • English Language (Summer School, Pre-Sessional, IELTS, General & Academic)
Who are our courses for?
Young people or adults who want to improve their qualifications to increase employment opportunities.
Why choose to study at Bradford College?
- We offer one of the widest range of courses in West Yorkshire, from introductory through to university postgraduate level qualifications.
- You will study in a friendly, adult environment where staff are committed to helping you succeed.
- You will be supported throughout your studies with advice and assistance available from our friendly International Centre team.
- The high standard of teaching and educational facilities has been praised by numerous official inspection bodies including the Government's Quality Assurance Agency and Ofsted.
