Bromley College of Further and Higher Education is a progressive vocational college in south east London specialising in qualifications that are respected by employers and universitites. Last year more than 9,000 students chose to study at Bromley including 2,000 students aged between 16 and 18 who enrolled on full-time courses.

Bromley College offers real opportunity for learning skills and qualifications for working life, as well as providing a flexible springboard to higher education.

What's on offer
The College specialises in vocational study across a wide range of courses. There is a wealth of support available for students, from financial help through to life-coaching. The College is proud of its community spirit, students are encouraged to get involved in a wide range of social and sports events.

Location

Bromley is mainly residential, with vast areas of woodland and parks. The town centre includes the Pavilion Leisure Centre, the Glades Shopping Centre, the Churchill Theatre and an excellent library complex. Bromley College is a ten-minute bus ride from the town centre. The College is convenient for central London (16 minutes by train), Kent and the south coast. The journey time to both Gatwick and Heathrow airports is about one hour.

Facilities

The Rookery Lane Campus is the main college campus and is based just south of Bromley town centre on the A21.

As part of a multi-million pound re-development, the campus boasts a new Business and Professional Centre, which has a brand new library, complete with multimedia centre and individual study rooms, a new café and careers information base. The current redevelopment will include new construction, motor vehicle and engineering workshops, a new catering suite and a refurbished, professional hair and beauty salon. The College is proud of its excellent on-site nursery Goslings, providing childcare facilities for children from three months to five years.

The Hawthorn Learning Centre is situated in the centre of Penge. This friendly centre offers education and training for all ages and levels during the day and in the evening. A Job Shop gives advice and guidance to job seekers.

The Beckenham Learning Centre is used by students who wish to study on a flexible basis. A large IT suite runs computing courses from beginner to diploma level.

Subject Strengths

The College has a strong vocational bias with courses from entry to degree level. The Learning and Skills Council awarded the College the Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) status for our Electrotechnical Training (in partnership with Carshalton College). This is our second CoVE award, the first being given to Management and Related Professional Studies (in partnership with Kingston College). The College is proud of the recent Quality Assurance Agency's excellent review of Bromley's programme in Social Policy and Administration and Social Work.

Student Story

Student: Laura Carter
Course: Studied on a BTEC National Certificate in Sport at Bromley College from 2005 to 2007

'I’ve always loved sports. I wanted to be a PE teacher but I realised on the course how much I love biology and I became interested in the idea of sports therapy. I got injured and used to see a physiotherapist and thought that perhaps that was something I’d like to do.

I’m a lot more outgoing since coming to Bromley College, I was quite shy when I started and now I can’t stop talking! I learnt things on the course that I didn’t expect like how to get your point across with body language; it’s made me a much more confident speaker.

Studying at the College really opens more doors and it gives you career flexibility. There are so many different aspects to sport and a BTEC can get you into the business, or the practical side. With my qualification I’ll easily be able to get a job in the leisure industry.'