Principal's welcome
Welcome to Northumberland College
At Northumberland College you will be treated as an
individual and given opportunities to study subjects you may not
have tried before, as well as opportunities to grow and develop so
that you are prepared for your next steps, whether this is
university or starting out in the first stage of your
career.
We believe in giving you a learning experience that is as close
to real life as possible in order for you to be properly prepared
for your future. Our aim is to support you in the best way
possible to ensure you succeed.
As a student at the college you will be able to undertake your
Passport to Employment - an innovative journey encompassing all
sorts of ways in which we will help you develop all the skills that
employers expect, prepare you for work and increase your chances of
gaining a positive outcome such as gaining a job, progressing to
Higher Education or starting your own business for example.
To help make your learning as real as possible and develop these
skills under pressure we have a network of enterprises across the
college including:-
- MOT and Service Centre
- Zoological Gardens tourist attraction
- Activity Centre
- Restaurant
- Salons
- Tea room
- Equine Centre
- Farm
- Dog grooming parlour
- Weddings, Events and Conference Centre
- Enterprise Hub
We have around 6,000 students and work with over 1,000 employers
across the North East including small businesses and larger
enterprises.
We offer a wide range of courses from full and part-time
Vocational courses, Apprenticeships, Higher Education courses and
Professionally Accredited courses.