York College (From York Press)

York College

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Sim Balk Lane
York
YO23 2BB

Tel: 01904 770400 Fax: 01904 770499

Email: customer-services@yorkcollege.ac.uk
Website: www.yorkcollege.ac.uk/

Housed in a £60 million building with first-class resources York College is designed with post-16 students in mind. This, combined with the highest standards for individual student achievement, provides an outstanding environment for teaching and learning.

The college has state of the art facilities such as the Alan Ayckbourn Theatre, Ashfields restaurant, Hair & Beauty salon, spa and nail bar, a 3G sports pitch and multi-use games area, engineering and construction workshops, art & design studios and a Learning Centre on three floors equipped with the latest technology.

It is the largest provider of A Level and vocational programmes in the region, offering over 40 A Level subjects and 80 vocational programmes. The college also offers a range of Higher Education courses for full and part-time study as well as many Adult Learning classes.

Ranking in the top ten colleges in the country for its impressive A Level achievement, York College’s results have been above the national average for sixteen consecutive years. This year the college celebrated its best ever A Level results, with an overall pass rate of 99.1%. An impressive 59 A* grades were achieved and six students gained the necessary grades to go to either Oxford or Cambridge universities. Also, students studying vocational programmes achieved an impressive 178 triple distinctions (equivalent to three A's at A Level).

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