This is why the university's aim is to expand students' horizons and help them align their skills with the jobs that are out there, plus they'll be joining a friendly, supportive and successful college. The university's diverse environment offers students an excellent opportunity for them to meet a broader range of people.
Barnet and Southgate College is a large college in London with over 13,000 students, delivering hundreds of courses across three main campuses. Joining the university means being part of a large and vibrant community that benefits students as they prepare for the workplace or university.
The university offers a broad range of full and part-time courses in A Levels, foundation degrees, technical and professional qualifications, vocational training, work skills training, apprenticeships plus education and employment pathways for people with learning difficulties and disabilities.
Barnet also offers full-time courses mainly for students aged 16-18 called BTEC courses. These courses are designed as a more vocational pathway to higher education or employment, and the starting level depends on students' achieved grades.
Here are some of the courses offered
- Art, Design, Fashion, and Photography Courses
- Amination, Games Design, and Creative Design
- Beauty Therapy
- Business and Travel
- Child Care, Education, and Teacher Training
- Computing, Gas, Plumbing
- Electrical Installation
- Engineering
- Hairdressing
- Health and Social Care
- Sports
- Performing Arts
- Science
Barnet has many ways to get students involved in student life from playing sports, to social events, to even being able to take part in having a voice in shaping the College's strategy as a student governor. It believes that activities outside of your studies provide a great way to relax, meet new people, and enhance your skills and personal development.
Some of the activities offered include: include; organizing a games league i.e. table tennis or Connect 4, Film Club, Ladies Only Girls group meeting to talk about girls' stuff, Debating Club (talking about the topics on your mind), Celebrating Black History Month with foods from different cultures and inspiring role models, English Speaking Club and charitable events like Children in Need and Red Nose Day.
Barnet and Southgate College is one of the leading Colleges in the country for sports and athletic performance and is at the forefront in London. In 2019 alone, the college saw multiple AoC Sport National Championships medallists, league successes, numerous students capped and selected for England or Great Britain, and others achieving professional contracts or succeeding in elite-level competition outside of the College.
The sports offered include:
- Men’s Football (partnered with Tottenham Hotspur FC)
- Women’s Football (partnered with Tottenham Hotspur Women FC)
- Athletics (partnered with Findlays Fitness)
- Basketball
- Boxing (partnered with England Boxing)
- Tennis (partnered with WimX).
- American Football (NFL Academy)
- Volleyball is not an academy but there is a men's and women’s team that compete regionally and nationally.
For more information about the college, visit the Barnet Southgate College website.
