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College key facts

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Colleges in England at April 2010

There are currently 352 Colleges in England. The breakdown by type of College is:

228 General FE and Tertiary Colleges (GFEC)
94 Sixth Form Colleges (SFC)
16 Land-based Colleges (AHC)
4 Art, Design and Performing Arts Colleges (ADPAC)
10 Specialist Designated Colleges (SDC)

In the UK as a whole there are 425 Colleges (including 2 FE institutions in Wales), these are listed by country in the following files:

College Key Facts

The 'Colleges Key Facts' leaflet provides a useful overview of the main facts and figures relating to Colleges. The leaflet contains headline figures on the strength, success and standards of Colleges and well as statistics on social mobility and college investments.

If you would like a hard copy of the leaflet please email.