Borough of Telford & Wrekin

Higher education

Choosing where to study is as important as what to study. Higher education courses are provided by universities, specialist colleges, further and higher education colleges and study can be full or part-time or by distance learning.
There is a lot of online information that can help.

Information on courses
Aim Higher www.aimhigher.ac.uk provides useful information about all aspects of choosing and studying on higher education courses.
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service www.ucas.com provides information on all full-time higher education courses.

Information on finance
The Aim Higher website has a useful finance section www.aimhigher.ac.uk

Also the Department for Education and Skills has information on student support for students taking higher education courses www.dfes.gov.uk/studentsupport

If you are a Telford and Wrekin resident and wish to apply for student finance, you should contact Shropshire County Council Student Finance offices who provide this service on behalf of Borough of Telford and Wrekin www.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/studentsupport.nsf

Local higher education providers
University of Wolverhampton www.wlv.ac.uk
Harper Adams University College www.harper-adams.ac.uk
Open University provides distance learning courses www.open.ac.uk

Also local further education colleges offer some higher education courses:
Telford College of Arts and Technology (TCAT) www.tcat.ac.uk
New College www.newcollegetelford.ac.uk


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