UCAS - Blackburn College (B40)

Blackburn College (B40) Feilden Street Blackburn BB2 1LH contact: HE Admissions Officer t: 01254 292594 f: 01254 679647 e: he-admissions@blackburn.ac.uk w: www.blackburn.ac.uk
for prospectus requests: t: 01254 292594, e: he-admissions@blackburn.ac.uk, w: www.blackburn.ac.uk

Campuses locations

Blackburn College is based on a safe town-centre Campus. Higher Education courses are taught in a brand new £14 million building.

Campuses or associated colleges	Region
Main Site, Feilden Street	NORTH WEST

Open days (calendar year 2011)

Contact HE Admissions on 01254 292594 for further details or check www.blackburn.ac.uk

Open days (calendar year 2010)

Open days are 24 March 2010 16.30 - 19.30. For bookings contact 01254 292594 or email he-admissions@blackburn.ac.uk.

Notes

All courses are validated or awarded by the University of Glamorgan, Lancaster University and University of Central Lancashire. Although the courses are validated by Blackburn College's partner institutions, all degrees are written by Blackburn College and have the needs of local students and local employers in mind.
For September 2010 Tuition Fees for home and EU students will be £3290 per year for full-time courses. Fees will be updated annually in-line with inflation-linked increases. Part-time fees vary - please contact University Centre at Blackburn College to find out about part-time fees. For almost all students, fees are paid by the Student Loans Company and are added to your Student Loan. Blackburn College understands that many students need financial help while they are studying. All home students who qualify for any level of maintenance grant will be eligible for a Cashback bursary of £1000 per year. The Cashback bursary is paid directly into your bank account termly, in arrears.
All courses are taught at the brand new University Centre at Blackburn College unless being delivered in the work-place in the case of some Foundation Degrees. University Centre at Blackburn College is a brand new £14 million investment right in the heart of Blackburn town-centre. All higher education students enjoy access to their own facilities - including dedicated Learning Resource Centre, Disability Services, Student Finance as well as Restaurant and bar area. Other shared-facilities across the College are also available.

Interviews

Depending on subject area, applicants may be invited for interviews. Please note that all overseas students must have IELTS level Score of 6.5.

Record of achievement / Progress file

All students encouraged to bring their Record of Achievement Folders to interviews as well as any Design Portfolios or examples of work.

Accommodation

Percentage of first years requiring accommodation who can be accommodated in institution managed accommodation: 2

Estimated weekly cost of institution managed accommodation for 0-36 weeks:

including 0 meals a day, 0 days per week: £0.00
without meals: £60.00
en suite (without meals): £0.00

Links to further information

Accommodation	Careers advice and guidance
Disability access	Fees
International students	Learning resources
Open days	Prospectus
Student help	Student life
University and college year	Faculties
University Centre Business School	School of Education
School of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences	School of Law, Justice and Community Studies
School of Science and Technology

Total number of all students : 2900

Student numbers		Degree	HND/HNC/ Fd degree	Other
Total full-time undergraduate numbers		600	900	0
Percentage of these who are	- on sandwich programmes	0	0	0
	- mature students	90	90	0
	- international students	0	0	0
Percentage ratio of male/female		55/45	55/45	0/0

Full-time student numbers by subject area	Degree	HND/HNC/ Fd degree
Art & design, perfoming arts	73	89
Built environment	0	45
Business and management	48	131
Combined	0	0
Education	0	65
Engineering and technology	22	95
Humanities	45	0
Mathematical sciences, IT and computing	65	90
Medicine, dentistry and veterinary science	0	0
Science	0	0
Social sciences	160	155
Subjects allied to medicine	0	0

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