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Adult Courses

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Adult courses (for adults aged 19+)

Adult courses (for adults aged 19+) offer something for everyone. Get your next qualification or learn a new skill with City of Bristol College.

Our courses for adults include:

  • Part-time adult courses
  • Evening courses
  • Full-time adult courses
  • English and Maths 
  • Adult Community Learning 
  • Courses for international and ESOL students
  • Courses at all levels, from beginner classes to university-level courses.
  • Access to Higher Education

Adult Courses by Subject

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Find your Where Next? with a personalised prospectus

Explore courses, save your favourites and build a prospectus that’s personal to you, ready to access whenever you need it.

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Evening courses for adults

Our evening adult courses (for adults aged 19+) offer something for everyone. Get your next qualification or learn a new skill with City of Bristol College. These part-time courses are designed to be studied alongside other commitments such as work.

Why study an evening course with City of Bristol College?

  • Our courses can fit in alongside your existing commitments.
  • Fuel your future with a new qualification.
  • Learn something new.
  • You may be eligible for help with fees and funding such as an Advanced Learner Loan.
  • Study in a safe environment.

Free and low-cost courses for adults

If you’re aged 19+ and do not already have a Level 3 qualification, we are offering a number of courses for free under the government’s National Skills Fund. Whether you’re looking to upskill in your current career, retrain into a different profession or progress to University, we’ll have a course that’s right for you.

We also offer more than 50 low-cost or free online courses for adults. You will study at home in your own time, and achieve a recognised qualification. This wide range of courses is brought to you by Partners in Bristol (PiB).

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Where you will learn

We have five main centres across Bristol and South Gloucestershire, all of which offer top-of-the-range facilities and outstanding teaching.