Selby College
 Jubilee Building - November 2013 | |
| Motto | One of England's Top Performing Colleges |
|---|---|
| Established | 1984 |
| Type | General Further Education College |
| Principle | Allan Stewart, OBE |
| Chair of Corporation | Vernon Wells |
| Location |
Abbot’s Road Selby North Yorkshire YO8 8AT England 53°46′31″N 1°03′09″W / 53.77532°N 1.05244°WCoordinates: 53°46′31″N 1°03′09″W / 53.77532°N 1.05244°W |
| Staff | 300+ |
| Students | 5,500 |
| Ages | 14–80+ |
| Provision offered | Further Education and Higher Education |
| Types of education | A levels, Vocational Qualifications, Apprenticeships, Higher Education and Adult Education. |
| Website | www.selby.ac.uk |
Selby College is a highly rated Sixth Form and College offering Tertiary Education, including offering A Level courses through its Sixth Form Academy, work-related vocational courses, apprenticeships, business training and adult education courses. It is located in Selby, North Yorkshire, England. The College is a provider of A levels and Vocational education for sixteen to eighteen year olds. Selby provides apprenticeships, higher education and workforce training.
The College catchment area is mainly North Yorkshire, but it also stretches into the East Riding of Yorkshire and Northern Doncaster. The apprenticeship and higher education provision draws from the whole of Yorkshire and the Humber and beyond.
Courses
Selby College offers different levels of learning from Entry Level up to Honorary Degree courses. It provides awards up to degree level from the University of Hull and Huddersfield University. The college also works with Edexcel to provide Higher National Certificates and Diplomas (HNC & HND).
Selby College provides vocational courses for 14 to 16-year-olds still in school. The college has won a series of awards for its hospitality and catering courses. The catering team won out of 20,000 applicants.[1]
Alumni include Yorkshire designer Faye Hindle[2] and journalist Tom Kershaw.[3]
Selby College Business Services
Selby College Business Services offers training and consultancy services to local businesses to help them meet their legislative and staff training and development needs.
The brands of Careskills and Powerskills are used by the College to identify the wider offer from apprenticeship to higher education for employers in Health and Social Care (Careskills) and Engineering (Powerskills) section.
League tables
Selby College achieved a 99.1% overall 'A' Level pass rate in 2010, with 23 out of 26 subjects having a 100% pass rate.[4]
References
- ↑ "Selby College team scoops national award". York Press. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ↑ "Faye Hindle - the world at her pleat". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ↑ "Tom Kershaw… Found His Perfect Career Working As A Journalist". selby.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ↑ http://selby.ac.uk/news-events/college-news/news-from-2011-2012/a-level-success-at-selby-college/