Fareham College

Fareham College is a further education college situated on a 10-acre campus on the western outskirts of the town of Fareham in Hampshire, England. The college's intake mainly comes from the boroughs of Fareham and Gosport, and the surrounding areas of south-east Hampshire. The college currently (2006) has 1,400 full-time and 4,000 part-time students . Fareham College was formed in 1984 as a merger between an earlier technical college on the same site and the sixth-form college at the historic Price's School (before the latter's site was sold to developers), and became the sole state provider of tertiary education in Fareham.

Academic Performance

According to the latest statistics, the college performed significantly worse than most other surrounding sixth form institutions, with most nearby colleges achieving better A-Level results [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/850.stm] , which is consistent with those reported in previous years ( [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/05/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/850.stm 2005] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/04/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/850.stm 2004] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/03/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/850.stm 2003] ).

*Common state-sector sixth-form colleges chosen instead include Bay House School Sixth Form Gosport (29% better results), St Vincent College Gosport (5%), Havant College (28%), or Peter Symonds College Winchester (62% better), all within commutable distance by public transport [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/850.stm] .

Fareham College has a good reputation for its quota of vocational courses, indeed has been reported to be focusing on these.

Mission Statement

*To develop the full potential of each member of the College Community through high quality learning services

Courses

The college offers a wide variety of courses including:

*Vocational Courses – at various levels from Entry Level to Level 3 National Diplomas.

*Occupational Courses – developing specialist trade skills in a variety of industries, from Entry Level to NVQ Level 3.

*Advanced General Certificates – AS/A Levels in the most popular subjects.

*Vocational Course - Btec First diploma (1 year) and National Diploma in Music (2 years) in a fully equipped area including recording studio, practice rooms, and ICT suite.

Facilities

The Purpose-built campus has recently been updated with salons, engineering workshops, laboratories, a training restaurant, a theatre, art and drama studios, and music and media suites. The main block is an open-plan mall.

Links

[http://www.fareham.ac.uk/ College website]

[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?urn=130693&providerCategoryID=128 Ofsted report]