Central Bedfordshire College

Central Bedfordshire College
Established	2010 (1961)
Type	Further education
Principal	Ali Hadawi CBE
Location	Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England 51°53′28″N 0°31′08″W / 51.891°N 0.519°W / 51.891; -0.519Coordinates: 51°53′28″N 0°31′08″W / 51.891°N 0.519°W / 51.891; -0.519
Former names	Dunstable College
Website	www.centralbeds.ac.uk

Central Bedfordshire College (formerly Dunstable College) is a British further education college located in Bedfordshire, England. The college was first established in 1961 in Dunstable. On the 14th January 2010, the college was renamed Central Bedfordshire College. Ali Hadawi CBE, principal and chief executive explained that the change of name was to reflect the College's commitment to Central Bedfordshire as a whole and be recognised as the premier post sixteen institution in the area.

Today, the college has four campuses across Central Bedfordshire, based in Dunstable, Houghton Regis, Luton and Leighton Buzzard. The college offers a range of courses, full-time and part-time, vocational and academic, from further education to higher education.

Courses include:

Access courses A Levels Apprenticeships Art & Design Beauty & Holistic Therapies Business & Administration Childcare Construction Counselling Engineering English Language ESOL

First Aid Floristry Food Hygiene GCSEs Hairdressing Health & Social Care Health and Safety Information Technology & Computing Maths Pathways Performing Arts Public Services Psychology

Security Sign Language Spanish Sports & Sports Therapy Sugarcraft Teacher Training Trade Union Studies Travel & Tourism Vocational Studies Welding Logistics Chiltern Business Training courses