John Ruskin College is the country’s first vocational Sixth Form College, providing you with all the benefits of high expectations and high achievements that you would expect to find in a high achieving Sixth Form College. We are also able to offer you high quality industry standard facilities, qualifications and experiences that any outstanding vocational College could boast.

Location

We are situated on a beautiful green field site in South Croydon, only five minutes walk from the Gravel Hill tram stop.

Facilities

Our buildings are light, airy and spacious with the recent development programme allowing us to provide some of the best facilities in the area within each of our curriculum departments. We are committed to offering an outstanding learning experience which is why we are continually updating and refreshing our equipment and facilities to the highest possible standards.

Academic

We are passionate about outstanding learning and teaching which means that the industry recognized qualifications (BTEC & NVQ Diplomas) are taught through introducing our students to a wide range of experiences and challenges that aim to develop both breadth of learning and depth of knowledge that will place our students at the top of the job or university acceptance list. Our reputation of outstanding progression to university is built around strong links with higher education and also hosting a major regional annual higher education fair.

A Choice of Learning Programmes to Suit You

At John Ruskin College we have a variety of courses to choose from depending on your ability and exam results. Click for entry requirements, or see the relevant course pages found under the alphabetical listing.

Our Departments specialise in vocational courses across a range of levels to suit everyone. All our courses are assessed continuously, throughout the year.