North West Kent College

Description

The College runs a wide variety of academic and vocational courses for over 4,000 full-time students from two main campuses approximately 12 miles apart in Dartford and Gravesend.The campus in Oakfield Lane, Dartford, specialises in Access to Higher Education, Art, Design Photography and Multimedia, Business Studies, GCE 'A' Levels, Media Studies, Performing and Technical Arts, Professional Care, Travel and Tourism & Management Studies.Gravesend's Dering Way campus caters for Art and Design, Construction and Building Services, Engineering, Hotel and Catering, Motor Vehicle, Professional Care, Refrigeration.Computing and Administration, Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, Secretarial Studies and Sport and Public Services are covered on both campuses.Dartford and Gravesend provide locations that enable the School of Foundation Studies to offer courses for students with disabilities and learning difficulties.A partnership between the College and the University of Greenwich has contributed to the development of full-time Higher Education programmes and Foundation Degrees.There is a College commitment to help students to achieve their ambition - whether they wish to work immediately after leaving school, achieve high level professional qualifications, change career, return to work, prepare for their next promotion, or gain the skills to get their first job.The College continues to place high importance on educational and business connections in and around the Thames Gateway area. Here, many of the 120,000 new homes to be built and 180,000 new jobs to be created over the next 20 years will be along the southern bank of the Thames, from Greenwich eastwards through Dartford and Gravesham to Swale.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------