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Attention all students using the 103 Bus Service. Funding for the service from Greenham Business Park has ended and students will no longer be able to ride the bus for free.

This route will still operate and call at Newbury College, however a ticket must now be purchased.

Under 19 - £1.20 Single / £1.50 Return
Over 19 - £1.80 Single / £3.00 Return

This does NOT affect the Newbury College shuttle bus which operates between Newbury Train Station and the College before 9am. For more information on help with travel costs and the FREE shuttle service, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We still have places available on a whole range of full and part time courses, as well as some excellent apprenticeship opportunities.

Order or download one of our free course guides now to find out more about full time courses including Animal Care, Art, Beauty, Business, Care, Catering, Constructing, Engineering, Hairdressing, Media, Motor Vehicle, Music Technology, Sport, GCSEs & A Levels, and more.

Out part time guide offers a huge choice of professional, vocational and leisure courses for adult learners including Accountancy, Art & Crafts, Ballroom Dancing, Beauty, Computer Skills, Construction, Counselling, Engineering, Health & Safety, Management Workshops, Teacher Training, Apprenticeships, and more.

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With nearly seventy years' experience of preparing students for the world of work and higher education, Newbury College certainly has the expertise to prepare students for their future careers. The College is offering a range of new courses starting from September 2015, including vocational courses, apprenticeships, GCSEs and A Levels through to part time professional, higher education and leisure courses. It is still not too late to enrol.

Throughout the summer the College will be open every day from Monday to Friday to provide information and advice on educational options available.

Newbury College Principal, Dr Anne Murdoch said, We are delighted to be able to offer such a wide range of programmes. The College is committed to delivering the highest standard of education and training programmes to business and the local community and we continue to invest in new facilities to help our students achieve the best results.

The College offers apprenticeships, working with hundreds of employers from a variety of industries including Childcare, Business, Customer Service, IT, Motor vehicle, Electrical and Electronics and Engineering. Apprenticeships are a great way to start a career through a recognised qualification whilst at the same time gaining real work and experience.

With investment in state-of-the-art facilities including an animal care centre, nail bar, construction and plumbing workshops, sports hall, new Engineering research and development centre and training restaurant − the College can help young people and those of all ages to experience and achieve. There is always a wide choice of subjects available including: Art, Beauty, Business Studies, Child Care, Engineering, IT, Music Technology, and Sport and a growing number of GCSEs and A Levels.

As Newbury College welcomes learners to a new academic year it is also celebrating last year's success as a College and the successes of its learners who have excelled themselves in their courses and in gaining university offers.

It has been a successful year all round at Newbury College as the Number 1 College in Berkshire for success'* was also rated Good' by Ofsted. This year has seen a number of learners progress with offers from universities including, Nursing at the University of West London, Police Studies at Buckingham New University, Children's Development and Learning at the University of Reading, and Fine Art at the University of Southampton.

Speaking of the success of the College's learners Principal Dr Anne Murdoch said, We are delighted at this year's successes, the results show the hard work and commitment of the students and are well deserved. Students at Newbury College undertake a wide variety of programmes and the results for many of our vocational courses will be known to us in the coming weeks.

Newbury College Student, Alicia Snelling, said, I'm delighted to have a place at Hertfordshire University to study Nursing as this is a career I've always wanted to get involved in. Studying at Newbury College has provided me with the qualifications that I need to follow my dream.

It's not too late to enrol for this September. To find out more about the hundreds of courses available ranging from vocational courses, apprenticeships, and GCSEs and A Levels through to part time professional, higher education and leisure courses, pop into the College.

During the summer Newbury College is open Monday to Friday, 9am ' 5pm and will be running an Open Enrolment session on the morning of Saturday 5 September. Alternatively you can call 01635 845000.

*Skills Funding Agency Headline Success Rate by institution 2013/2014