Huntingdonshire Regional College
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Huntingdonshire Regional College is a further education
college located in the Huntingdonshire
district of Cambridgeshire
, England
. The college is based in the towns of Huntingdon
and St Neots
.
Huntingdonshire Regional College offers a range of qualifications including GCSEs, A Levels, Apprenticeships, BTEC
s, Diplomas
and Access course
s. In addition, the college offers a some higher education
courses in conjunction with Anglia Ruskin University
.
Of particular note is the Sports Department of the college, which competes successfully against much larger local colleges. The Department provides Level 2 and Level 3 academic courses that sit alongside a range of sport related vocational qualifications. The department now has students representing England Colleges at Football, obtaining scholarships to the USA, university places in the UK and students who go on to professional arenas in sport. These include single handicap golfers and national level martial arts students. Huntingdonshire Regional College also delivers the academic element of Peterborough United Football Club's
academy.
The college also offers programmes of study for LLDD students. Specialist courses are run for adults with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
Through its adult education courses, Huntingdonshire Regional College offers services to the public, including a hair & beauty salon and a nursery. The college also has a purpose built Services to Business Conference and Learning Centre, which is for employers and employees studying in the workplace.
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
college located in the Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
district of Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The college is based in the towns of Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was chartered by King John in 1205. It is the traditional county town of Huntingdonshire, and is currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire district council. It is known as the birthplace in 1599 of Oliver Cromwell.-History:Huntingdon...
and St Neots
St Neots
St Neots is a town and civil parish with a population of 26,356 people. It lies on the River Great Ouse in Huntingdonshire District, approximately north of central London, and is the largest town in Cambridgeshire . The town is named after the Cornish monk St...
.
Huntingdonshire Regional College offers a range of qualifications including GCSEs, A Levels, Apprenticeships, BTEC
Business And Technology Education Council (BTEC)
The Business and Technology Education Council is the British body which awards vocational qualifications. Such qualifications are commonly referred to as "BTECs"....
s, Diplomas
14–19 Diploma
The Diploma is a composite qualification in England launched in September 2008. Its development was announced in the 14–19 Education and Skills White Paper of March 2005...
and Access course
Access course
The Access to Higher Education Diploma is a qualification which prepares students - usually mature students, although the minimum age to be able to study for an access diploma is actually nineteen - for study as an undergraduate at university...
s. In addition, the college offers a some higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
courses in conjunction with Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin University
Anglia Ruskin University is one of the largest universities in Eastern England, United Kingdom, with a total student population of around 30,000.-History:...
.
Of particular note is the Sports Department of the college, which competes successfully against much larger local colleges. The Department provides Level 2 and Level 3 academic courses that sit alongside a range of sport related vocational qualifications. The department now has students representing England Colleges at Football, obtaining scholarships to the USA, university places in the UK and students who go on to professional arenas in sport. These include single handicap golfers and national level martial arts students. Huntingdonshire Regional College also delivers the academic element of Peterborough United Football Club's
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
academy.
The college also offers programmes of study for LLDD students. Specialist courses are run for adults with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
Through its adult education courses, Huntingdonshire Regional College offers services to the public, including a hair & beauty salon and a nursery. The college also has a purpose built Services to Business Conference and Learning Centre, which is for employers and employees studying in the workplace.