Aged 16-18 and looking for an amazing course you can study? Well, you're in the right place with East Durham College!
Whether you're looking for your next step after you leave school or you're under the age of 18 and looking to get back into college, our huge range of course options available at East Durham College means there's something for you!
Every year more and more 16-18 year olds choose EDC as their next step in their education; with our amazing facilities, huge, ambitious curriculum offer and extra perks such as free bus travel and three very different campuses, it's not hard to see why!
What's It Gonna Be?
Alright, so you're about to leave school, and you're looking for that next step.
With EDC, you're in good hands! We offer one of the largest selection of courses available in our region, and we're confident we've got an amazing course for you.
It's important to remember it's easy to feel overwhelmed and not be sure which course is the one you'll ultimately enrol on. That's why we highly recommend you come to one of our open nights, where you can chat with our staff about our options and what might be best for your interest and career aims.
If you're ready to start looking for your perfect course, you can use the links below to search our Course Finder, or alternatively view all of the subjects we have to offer here at EDC!
The EDC Experience
Once you've picked your course, you'll be able to take advantage of loads of perks that EDC students get! These include:
- Completely FREE Bus Travel - get to and from your campus of choice for FREE, thanks to our partnership with Arriva, allowing you to get on ANY Arriva bus for the cost of absolutely nothing!
- Fuel Up with Starbucks - at our Peterlee and Houghall campuses, we have coffee shops available which proudly serve up a wide variety of Starbucks treats. Frappe after floristry? Cappuccino after childcare? Gotta be done.
- Amazing Facilities - with most of courses involving practical working, you need incredible spaces to work! That's why you'll find amazing facilities wherever you look at EDC. Find out more about these here >>
- Great Teachers - you'll be learning from the best here at EDC, with our lecturers having years of experience in different industries, ensuring you leave job ready
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Three Campuses. Countless Options
Here at EDC, we're not just a college in one place! We've got three campuses with very different offers and that's why we're confident we've definitely got something amazing for you to study.
East Durham College's Peterlee Campus
First up, there's our Peterlee campus!
Easily accessible from loads of the surrounding area, our Peterlee campus is home to a lot of traditional college courses. Think stuff like hairdressing, construction, childcare and more, and you'll get the right idea of the vibe of our Peterlee campus!
Peterlee's facilities are absolutely top-notch. We've spent millions on ensuring our learners get access to the very best while they're with us.
There's loads of examples of incredible things at Peterlee from our Lee Stafford Hairdressing salons, double-size sports hall to our advanced digital suite; whatever you study, you'll find amazing stuff here at EDC!
The following course options are available for 16-18 year olds at East Durham College's Peterlee campus:
- A Levels at ED6 Sixth Form Centre
- Art & Design
- Beauty Therapy
- Brickwork
- Business & Management
- Carpentry & Joinery
- Childcare & Health & Social Care
- Computing & ICT
- Creative Media Production
- Engineering & Manufacturing
- Foundation Studies (SEND)
- Hairdressing & Barbering
- Hospitality, Catering & Cookery
- Music & Music Technology
- Painting & Decorating
- Performing Arts
- Science
- Sports
- T Levels
- Travel & Tourism
- Uniformed Public Services
East Durham College Houghall Campus (Durham)
Looking for something a bit out of the ordinary for your college course? Well, let us tell you all about Houghall, the region's largest specialist land-based college!
Houghall's been around for over 80 years, and we specialise in land-based education. What is that? Well, it's all about practical, exciting work both indoors and outdoors, from climbing trees to caring for a wide variety of different animals.
You'll be learning at our absolutely stunning Houghall campus on the outskirts of Durham city centre. We've invested millions in facilities such as our working farm and small animal care centre, with more investment coming very soon as we develop a brand new modern teaching block too.
So, what courses are available at Houghall? Take a look at the below:
The Technical Academy (Peterlee)
Just down the road from our main Peterlee campus on Peterlee Industrial Estate, you'll find our specialist facility known as The Technical Academy.
This unique campus is designed to simulate the environment of a typical factory, with different trades working together. It's a highly practical environment complete with all of the specialist equipment you'll need as part of your course, as well as its own classroom and learning spaces, own canteen and much more too.
The following courses are available at The Technical Academy:
ED6 Sixth Form
