Milton Keynes College is a general further education

Further education

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 and training college, serving the Borough of Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes (borough)

The Borough of Milton Keynes is a unitary authority and borough in south central England, at the northern tip of the South East England Region. For ceremonial purposes, it is in the county of Buckinghamshire...

. It also serves the surrounding areas (northern Aylesbury Vale

Aylesbury Vale

The Aylesbury Vale is a large area of flat land mostly in Buckinghamshire, England. Its boundary is marked by Milton Keynes to the north, Leighton Buzzard and the Chiltern Hills to the east and south, Thame to the south and Bicester and Brackley to the west.The vale is named after Aylesbury, the...

, south Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

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, north west Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire

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 and north east Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

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). It also provides tertiary education to Foundation Degree

Foundation degree

The Foundation Degree is a vocational qualification introduced by the government of the United Kingdom in September 2001, which is available in England, Wales and Northern Ireland...

 level.

It has campuses in Bletchley

Bletchley, Milton Keynes

Bletchley is a constituent town of Milton Keynes, England. It is part of the Borough of Milton Keynes unitary authority, in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire. It is situated in the south-west of Milton Keynes but still retains a distinctive identity...

 (beside Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park is an estate located in the town of Bletchley, in Buckinghamshire, England, which currently houses the National Museum of Computing...

), just south of Central Milton Keynes

Central Milton Keynes

Central Milton Keynes is the central business district of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England and a civil parish in its own right.The district is approximately 2.5 km long by 1 km wide and occupies some of the highest land in Milton Keynes...

 at Woughton Campus on Chaffron Way, and at Kiln Farm (near Wolverton

Wolverton

Wolverton is part of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.Wolverton may also refer to:Places in England:*Wolverton, Dorset*Wolverton, Kent*Wolverton, Hampshire*Wolverton, Shropshire*Wolverton, WarwickshirePlaces in the United States:...

). The former campus at Wolverton, which specialised in engineering, was closed in the early part of the 21st Century.

It has sporting academies in basketball (Milton Keynes College Lions), football, badminton, korfball and netball.

In September 2008 the college established the University Centre Milton Keynes

University Centre Milton Keynes

The University Centre Milton Keynes is a small higher education institute in Milton Keynes, England that is formally part of Milton Keynes College. The centre was opened on 29 September 2008: its long term aim is to be the seed for a new, independent university in Milton Keynes...

, relocating its higher education

Higher education

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 courses to UCMK's new campus in Central Milton Keynes

Central Milton Keynes

Central Milton Keynes is the central business district of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England and a civil parish in its own right.The district is approximately 2.5 km long by 1 km wide and occupies some of the highest land in Milton Keynes...

. The Centre is run in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire

University of Bedfordshire

The University of Bedfordshire is based in Luton and Bedford, the two largest towns in the English county of Bedfordshire. The university was created by the merger of the University of Luton and the Bedford campus of De Montfort University on 1 August 2006 following approval by the Privy Council...

, with courses also offered in conjunction with the University of Northampton

University of Northampton

The University of Northampton is a university in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.-History:In 1924, Northampton Technical College was opened at St George's Avenue, site of the current Avenue Campus. A new building for the college was formally opened by the then Duke and Duchess of York in 1932...

, the Open University

Open University

The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...

 and the University of Warwick

University of Warwick

The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...

.

External links

• Milton Keynes College – Official website