Adults
Bridgwater College is a dynamic, forward-thinking community of over 16,000 students and staff. Our students consistently achieve pass rates that exceed the national average and are among the best in the country.
We offer a wider choice of courses than any other college or training provider in the area, with subjects that include landscape design, accountancy, dog grooming and plumbing, to name just a few. The courses range from entry level right through to postgraduate programmes and are delivered on a flexible basis, including short courses on demand.
Courses
You can find information about all the different courses that we offer here on our website or through our Adult Learning Guide publication. Courses are organised into subject areas and more information can be found on subjects, and the specific courses, by using the Subjects Menu on the of this page. The Subject Menu is ordered alphabetically.
On each subject page you will find links to the courses we offer in that area, displayed in a Course Menu on the right of the page. Browse the different subject areas and the courses within them to find what you're looking for and if you still can't find what you want, contact course enquiries on 01278 441234.
Curriculum
The combined resources of the College’s Bridgwater and Cannington Centres mean that we have the widest curriculum of any college or training provider in the area, with subjects ranging from Nuclear Decommissioning to Football Coaching, and from Carpentry to Floristry.
Levels
We provide courses at a range of levels – from entry level right through to postgraduate programmes for managers and graduates. We have full-time, part-time and distance learning courses, with many delivered as short courses on demand.
Awards
Bridgwater College is a Beacon College — an excellent training provider that delivers outstanding teaching and learning. We were also awarded ‘Outstanding’ status at the last Ofsted inspection.
The College recently received the highest training accolade possible for its work with employers — the Training Quality Standard — and has been awarded eleven national Beacon awards in recent years. Our information, advice and guidance services have also earned us the Matrix Standard quality mark.