An Introduction to
the Sixth Form College

Student

Nelson and Colne College is recognised by students as having a great reputation, excellent staff and consistently high pass rates. We pride ourselves on our pleasant environment and we offer courses to suit everyone, no matter what your GCSE results or career intentions.

The Sixth Form College at N&CC offers a wide variety of A-Levels but not only this, we offer vocational programmes as well as superb opportunities through our apprenticeship scheme.

In the recent Ofsted report, Nelson and Colne College was named as OUTSTANDING after receiving top judgements in 8 out of 10 inspected areas. An analysis of all inspection reports confirms that we are now one of the best Colleges in Lancashire.  Not only this, but the report places us as one of the top Colleges in the country -  which is an incredible achievement considering there are over 400 colleges serving more than 2.3 million students!

All students at N&CC are supported all the way through their studies and from week one you are assigned a progress mentor/tutor who you will meet with once a week. You and your progress mentor/tutor will set targets and minimum acceptance grades for all aspects of your college work. We are dedicated to ensuring that all students fulfil their potential and we are very proud of the support system we have in place.