Borough of Telford & Wrekin

Higher education

Information about higher education in Telford

Telford also has its own campus of the University of Wolverhampton, with access to a wide range of full and part time courses. Find out more about what the university has to offer.

 

Also within the borough is Harper Adams University College, located outside Newport, which is the country's largest centre of higher education for the land-based industries. Find out more about what the college has to offer.

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.dcsf.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

The 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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