Higher Education Section | East Durham College

Why Choose EDC?

The teaching style at EDC differs from that at university. It's less about lectures and more about fostering two-way interaction, which is crucial to enhancing your student experience.

Compared to University settings, our smaller class sizes ensure that you receive more attention and interaction from our industry-connected lecturers, along with excellent support from our dedicated higher education team.

Our vocational-based programmes focus on teaching the practical skills and abilities needed, in addition to providing key knowledge, so you can start and succeed in your chosen career pathway.

Funding Your Course

Your course can be funded by Advanced Learner Loans, which work very similarly to university loans.

You'll only start to pay back your loan once you earn over the current threshold set by the government. Once you go over that threshold, you'll pay back an instalment on your monthly pay (the amount fluctuates depending on how much you earn).

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HE Courses Offered in Partnership with the University of Sunderland

The following programmes are offered by East Durham College working in partnership with the University of Sunderland. The award that you will receive will be from the University of Sunderland. Sport, Health & Social and Counselling courses are taught at the College's Peterlee Campus and Animal Management https://httpat our Houghall Campus in Durham.

Our Foundation Degrees are university-level qualifications in their own right, equivalent to the first two years of an Honours degree.. Course delivery is in partnership with eh University of Sunderland and the qualification award you'll receive will be from the University of Sunderland.

Once you’ve got a Foundation Degree, it’s possible to top up your qualification to a full Honours degree. This usually involves an extra year studying full-time (or the part-time equivalent) at the University of Sunderland.

If you have any queries about the FdSc/BSc Animal Management course, please contact Rebecca Sweet, HE Animal Care Manager on rebecca.sweet@eastdurham.ac.uk. With this degree you will continue your studies at Houghall to top up to the full BSc (Hons).

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Access to HE (Higher Education)

Our Level 3 Access to HE programmes are not Higher Education courses but they are an option for adults (aged 19 or over) to get a qualification which is specifically designed to get you into university if you currently don't have the qualifications needed, such as A Levels or a Level 3 Diploma.

Level 3 Access to Higher Education >>