With the main site located in Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk College is a leading provider of education and training in the area, serving the needs of industry, business and the community. West Suffolk College's continued commitment to quality, investment in the latest equipment and a staff dedicated to excellence ensures that a stimulating environment in which to work is provided for both students and staff.

West Suffolk College is a further education College. The main campus in Bury St Edmunds is located in Out Risbygate (with the main entrance off Western Way, near the Sports Centre). Construction and Building Services are located in extensive, purpose-designed workshops at nearby Anglian Lane. In addition, the rural community is served through LEAP centres (Learning and Enterprise Action Points) in Haverhill, Mildenhall, Stowmarket and Sudbury, and a centre in IP-City, Ipswich. The College uses over a hundred different venues around the county to deliver programmes.

The College's 2009/10 student enrolment was 15,558 of whom 73 per cent were over 19years old and 27 per cent were 14-18 years old. We work closely with all the local upper schools. Through the School Link programme, 573 school pupils come to the College on one or two days a week to access specialised vocational programmes in state of the art facilities.

In addition to full-time, part-time and Adult Education, the College has a large contract for Apprenticeships and Train to Gain Provision. In support of these programmes we work with more than 1,200 employers and deliver a substantial volume of full cost courses to employers.

West Suffolk College is a member of University Campus Suffolk and provides full and part-time degree courses for over 600 students. The UCS Bury St Edmunds graduation ceremony is held in the Cathedral church of St James and St Edmund each year, and is a very important day for our students and the town alike.

A recent investigation into the socioeconomic impact of the College identified £193.2 million benefit to the region.