Why Barnfield for Higher Education?

Barnfield College is the largest further and higher education college in Bedfordshire - spread across four state-of-the-art campuses.

See all Barnfield's Foundation Degree courses here.

While we are famous for our 14-19 and further education learning, we also offer a vast range of higher education and post-graduate opportunities.

Whether you want to stand out from the crowd or give your career a boost, at Barnfield College we provide everything you need to succeed - excellent facilities, expert teaching and student support.

The College was rated as "outstanding" by OFSTED and is one of the very few nationally to be awarded "beacon" status for the quality of its courses.

Our HE Courses

Barnfield College offers courses in a range of sectors that can really enhance your working knowledge in specific sectors, across a range of qualifications such as foundation degree courses, diplomas and higher-level NVQs.

We offer higher learning in: Art and Design; Beauty; Business; Health and Social Care; Computing and IT; Construction; Dentistry; Education and Teaching; Hospitality and Tourism; Sports, Leisure and Fitness.

What's available

Apart from first-class teaching facilities and innovative, cutting-edge technology, each campus offers an excellent range of learning resources, giving students easy access to print, audio, video and information-based technology materials. There are learning resource areas for study and plenty of support back-up. Barnfield's 1,000-strong staff are highly-trained, very motivated and committed to excellence and achievement.

For Your Convenience

Refreshment facilities are to be found at all campuses with refectories at Technology, New Bedford Road, Rotheram Avenue and York Street campuses. The first-class restaurant and café at New Bedford Road Campus are run by the staff and students. Well-equipped day-care nurseries for students' children are available at New Bedford Road, Rotheram Avenue and Westbourne Road Campuses. Places depend on availability. Parking is available at all campuses.

Click here for more information on how to apply, or visit our admissions page to download our latest prospectus.