218,145 students

95% of all learning hours lead to a recognised qualification

Age

41% - 25 years and over
41% - 16-24 years
18% - under 16 years

Median age is 20

Gender

50% Female
47% Male
3% Other/Prefer not to say

Full-time/part-time

75% Part-time
25% Full-time

Top 5 Subject Areas

(number of students)

1. Health Care/Medicine/Health and Safety (41,115)
2. Family Care/Personal Development/Personal Care and Appearance (31,225)
3. Engineering (26,485)
4. Construction and Property (Built Environment) (17,210)
5. Sciences and Mathematics (16,375)

9 out of 10 (94%) full-time and 96% of part-time students were satisfied with their college experience

87% of college leavers go into positive destinations, with 61% choosing further study at college

23% of students have a recorded disability*

9% of enrolments to full-time courses were ethnic minority students*

4% of students reported a mental health condition*

Care-experienced students make up 10% of enrolments to full-time FE and 4% to full-time HE*

* Figures are for AY 2022-23

Overseas students (number of students)

   340 Europe (including EU) 
1,065 International (outwith Europe)
1,470 Rest of UK 

204 nationalities are represented in colleges

Around 63 million hours of learning are delivered in colleges

Hours of Learning by Age

  8% Under 16
66% 16-24
26% 25 and over

74% Further Education
41% Full-time
33% Part-time

26% Higher Education
22% Full-time
  4% Part-time

33% of all learning activity took place in health and care related subjects (the largest share of any subject group)

Student Funding

Bursary: £95.5m
Discretionary: £18.4m
Childcare: £7.5m