West Suffolk College

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West Suffolk College is a leading further education and apprenticeship provider offering employer-shaped vocational, professional and higher education programmes across Suffolk and the wider region.

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West Suffolk College

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West Suffolk College is a further education and apprenticeship provider based in Bury St Edmunds, offering a wide range of vocational and academic pathways for young people and adults. The college describes itself as one of the country’s leading further education and apprenticeship providers, with apprenticeship achievement rates consistently above the national average. It supports around 13,000 students, including nearly 2,000 apprentices, and works with over 1,000 employers each year to ensure programmes are closely aligned to industry needs. Apprenticeships and other work-based qualifications are delivered alongside full‑time study programmes for 16–19 year olds, adult education, skills for employment, and university-level study through its University Studies at West Suffolk College provision, which offers degrees, HNCs and HNDs. The college delivers teaching and training from three campuses in Bury St Edmunds, including a specialist Built Environment Campus, and through learning centres in Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill, Ipswich, Sudbury and Thetford. Its curriculum includes apprenticeships, diplomas, T Levels, access to higher education, English, maths, ESOL, leadership and management training, sector-specific vocational courses and online CPD short courses. West Suffolk College emphasises learner success, employability, strong employer links and high-quality facilities to help individuals progress into further study, employment or voluntary work.

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