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Admissions Journey For School Leavers (16-18 Year Olds)
Your admissions journey will follow a number of straightforward steps and will likely follow a similar format to the steps outlined below:
- The first step in commencing your educational journey with City of Bristol College; doing some online research, browsing our digital prospectus and taking a look at the facilities that we offer via our website. There are all a great way to start to get a feel for City of Bristol College and how we would welcome you to join our community.
- Search to find a course. The next step is of course selecting a course that you would like to study with us and one that will help you to qualify and start your desired career path.
- If the course you’re interested in is open for enquiries or applications, you will see a blue apply button or enquire button at the base of the course page.
- If you want to apply for an A Level pathway, apply for one pathway on the A Levels page.
- Attending an Open Event is the best way to gauge a real feel for all things City of Bristol College. They are your chance to pay a visit to college and discover our incredible facilities for yourself. You’ll have the chance to find out more about our courses and the opportunity to meet staff and talk to us about your next steps.
- A Where Next Applicant Information Evening is the natural next step to continuing on the pathway to City of Bristol College. It will be a further opportunity to discover more about the college in a more individualised, personal environment.
- At the end of the meeting you may receive a verbal confirmation regarding your offer, which will shortly be followed by an email confirming this and asking you to accept your place.
- An offer will be based on your suitability to the course, which includes the college agreeing that we can meet your needs. For further information please see the ‘Terms and Conditions For Places’ below.
What If I Don’t Get The Grades?
The place is given subject to you meeting all course entry criteria. Should your grades be different than you expected, an offered place may be on a course that is a level up or down.
An offered place does not mean that you do not have study hard. Your final grades are important in getting you on to the course of your choice and the better your result, the higher level of study.
Explore our guide to qualifications, for an overview of the entry requirements for each level of study.
Terms and Conditions For Places
Places will be offered for a specific course of study at City of Bristol College, subject to the applicant meeting all course entry criteria.
The college reserves the right to change terms and conditions of offered places based on a range of factors, but will honour guaranteed places offered to applicants before any such change takes place.
Applications from pupils with high needs or an EHCP, will be reviewed by the college’s Additional Learning Support Team to ensure that the college can meet the applicant’s support needs.
To secure your place, applicants need to have attended their course meeting and accepted their place.
Want to know more? We are hosting a range of events where you can talk to teachers and find out more about our courses.
Application Information For Adults (Aged 19+)
If you’re interested in a college course for adults (anything up to Level 3), you can apply using the following steps:
- Go to the course’s webpage.
- Courses currently open for enquiries, applications or online enrolments, will have a blue button(s) at the base of the course page.
After you’ve applied, we’ll be in touch with details about your next steps. We may need to contact you to check your suitability for the course you’ve applied for. This could include:
- An online or telephone assessment
- A short English and/or Maths assessment
- Requesting evidence of your previous qualifications
We will guide you through every step of the way.
If you’re interested in a university-level course, follow the guidance below.
How To Apply For a University-level Course
- If you want to study a full-time course, you’ll need to apply through UCAS.
- If you want to study part-time, you can enquire through the course webpage to start your application.
Find out more on our dedicated webpage: How to apply for higher education and university-level courses.
Apply Offline
- Download application form for School Leavers (pdf)
- Download general application form for all other applications (pdf)
Get In Touch
There are many ways that you can get in touch.
- Apply or enquire for a course.
- Come to a City of Bristol College centre.
- Use our online contact form for general enquiries.
- Email Admissions.team@cityofbristol.ac.uk for application information.
- Live chat with our advisors through our website.
- Call 0117 3125000.
We look forward to hearing from you. Find out more on our Contact Us page.