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Find your place this September!

Wondering what the next step in your education will be? Wanting to develop practical skills as you learn with a vocational course, apprenticeship or a T Level? Or perhaps you’re dreaming of university?

At Leeds City College, our goal is to ensure every student can take steps towards success! We create learning environments where you can achieve your full potential and we offer exceptional opportunities to develop your skills further. Explore our full course offering below to see how your future could take shape!

Courses

Vocational

Vocational courses allow you to specialise in your chosen subject, learning essential theory and gaining valuable practical skills which will help you pursue your dream career. Designed around the needs of each industry, you gain knowledge and skills relevant to that industry as it operates today.

Available from levels 1 to 3 (subject dependent), once completed you can progress to further study, higher education, apprenticeships or employment.

From aviation to graphic design, health and social care to engineering, we offer vocational courses in a vast range of subjects.

Courses

Apprenticeships

If you’re over 16 and want to start a job – why not work and get a qualification at the same time?

Apprenticeships are work-based training programmes designed around the needs of employers, which lead to nationally recognised qualifications.

You will be employed from the word go and receive a wage and support from a company that is committed to your development. Our training programmes can be delivered both in the workplace and at college.

Whether you have an idea of the industry in which you want to work, or you just want to know more about the apprenticeships out there, we can help.

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T Levels

T Levels offer an unique opportunity to gain industry-specific skills and qualifications that can jump-start your career. Say goodbye to the traditional classroom-based approach and embrace a hybrid learning style.

Designed as an alternative to A levels for 16–19-year-olds, T Levels are a two-year programme that focuses on practical skills that are highly valued by employers.

This type of learning is ideal for individuals who benefit from both theoretical and practical experience, as the course is made up of 80% classroom work and 20% work experience.

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Our Campuses

Click on the images below to read more about what each campus has to offer.

A view of the Park Lane campus entrance and building in summer with blue skies and white clouds

Park Lane - LS3 1AA

With innovative science labs, a gym and plenty of independent learning zones, Park Lane is the original home of Leeds City College.

Home to:

  • School of Applied Science
  • School of Sport Science & Exercise
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A shot of the Printworks buildings showing the new build with the old printing hall and the outside yard and grass with blue skies and white clouds

Printworks - LS10 1JY

Printworks houses 21st century facilities within its 19th century exterior, including a plane cabin, beauty salon, kitchens, digital labs, workshops, makeup studio and so much more. Perfectly located for picnics along the river and walking into town.

Home to:

  • School of Business
  • School of Digital & IT
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Hair, Beauty & Media Makeup
  • School of Travel, Food & Drink
  • Printworks Kitchen & Bar
  • Printworks Salon & Spa
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A shot of the Quarry Hill Campus building and park on a summer day

Quarry Hill - LS2 7BS

Located within the Cultural Quarter, Quarry Hill boasts modern architecture combined with green scenery. Home to impressive facilities such as the Chroma Q Theatre, and within five minutes walk from the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Leeds Conservatoire, Quarry Hill is perfectly placed for cultural excursions.

Home to:

  • School of Creative Arts
  • School of Social Science
  • Apprenticeships
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A look at one of the workshop classrooms Leeds City College has to offer, with multiple work benches for students

Mabgate - LS9 7EA

Great for fans of sustainability initiatives and buildings with history, Mabgate is an innovative space where the focus is on reusing, recycling and reimagining to create a greener future.

Home to:

  • School of Events, Enterprise and Employability
  • School of Social Science (Public Services)
  • University Centre Leeds, Creative Arts
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A shot of the Foundry campus showing off the old red brick building

Somerville House - LS10 1BG

Located near Printworks, Somerville Houses is an oasis of calm and support for learners aged 16-24. With small class sizes, dedicated spaces where students can rest and reflect, and high staff ratios the environment is an ideal place to re-engage with learning.

Home to:

  • Supported Engagement Programmes
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The courtyard to Temple Newsam Farm showing the cobblestone floor, old machine and well maintained barns and buildings

Temple Newsam - LS15 0BG

For anyone looking to study land-related subjects such as horticulture, or those wanting to work with wildlife, or gain practical knowledge of caring for animals, Temple Newsam is the campus of choice.

Home to:

  • School of Animal Care & Land Management
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Music – A poppy, bassy instrumental dance-beat plays. 

Scenery – A student slides their hood back and dances in front of pink fabric flames in a dark setting. The camera zooms to a close-up of their feet stomping in white Nike trainers.

Scenery – A student in a workshop lifts a black welding helmet to reveal their face. 

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues.

Scenery – The camera zooms to a student sitting cross-legged in a T-shirt, dress and black tights while playing a red bass guitar in a music studio. The camera spins and cuts to a student looking at the camera while dancing and turning. A soft pink light illuminates their long braids. 

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues.

Scenery – The camera cuts to a bright chemistry lab where a student looks down the lens of a microscope and her tutor stands behind to observe. Both wear surgical face masks.

Scenery – The camera zooms to a student in a red apron, white top and hair net, crouching down into view and picking an apple from a tray. The camera cuts to a close-up showing the student chopping garlic while their tutor observes and they laugh.

Music – There are four piano chord strikes. A drum hits and there is a slight pause before the music loops back to the original beat.

Scenery – A close-up of a computer screen shows an audio spectrum graph moving in response to music. A student wearing a black face mask and short locs places headphones over their ears. There is a close-up of the same student’s hand, as it slides a channel up on a mixing desk.

Music –  A soft synth line layers over the original dance beat.

Scenery – A close-up of a TV/media mixing desk and a student’s hand sliding up two channels simultaneously. The camera cuts and pans into a film editing studio with two students, showing multiple screens with live film streams and editing software displayed.

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues.

Scenery – Two students sit at a desk in a music studio. The camera cuts to an angle from behind the same two students showing their screens, music software and the mixing desk.  

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues.

Scenery – A classroom that replicates the interior of a passenger plane layout. A student wearing an air hostess uniform stands, smiles and gestures to take a seat. The camera cuts and zooms in on a student sitting in a passenger seat, placing an oxygen mask over her face. The camera cuts to the air-hostess student moving down the aisle and placing a food tray on a passenger table. 

Music – There are four piano chord strikes in the music. A drum hits and there is a slight pause before the music loops back to the original beat.

Scenery – A close-up of a hand on a gaming mouse with a neon-green light-strip. The camera cuts and pans around a student wearing headphones, playing a FPS game on a PC monitor. Other students and their screens come into view.

Music – The soft synth-line ends, the music returns to its original form.

Scenery – A student wearing red boxing gloves and pink T-shirt in a backlit, sports studio. She brings her hands to her face in a defence position. The camera cuts and overlooks her sparring partner’s shoulder as he holds boxing pads up – she hits them bare-fisted.

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues.

Scenery – Four students wearing disposable suits, gloves and goggles stand and chat while adjusting their suits. The camera cuts to a close-up showing a student zipping up their disposable suit. The camera cuts and slides up to two students wearing full PPE, sitting at a table and observing as their tutor demonstrates using black magnetic fingerprint powder.

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues.

Scenery – A student sits on a stool and sings into a microphone in a bright rehearsal studio. The camera cuts to seven students and a tutor sitting in the Leeds City College campus gardens. The tutor smiles while showing the students illustrations in a book.

Music – There are four piano chord strikes. A drum hits and there is a slight pause before the music loops back to the original beat.

Scenery – A student removes a blue VR headset from their head. The camera cuts and zooms to a student wearing a black VR headset, reaching out while holding a controller and laughing in a busy convention-style space.

Music –  A soft synth line layers over the original dance beat.

Scenery – The camera pans around two students dancing; each student winds their right arm in sync. The camera cuts to slow motion footage of students dancing in the campus gardens, focusing on a student outstretching their arm and turning.

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues.

Scenery –  A student with red hair and black glasses uses a wrench on a car chassis while her tutor observes. The camera cuts to another student working on a car chassis with the same tutor. Camera cuts to a student wearing full PPE spray painting a car. 

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues.

Scenery – A student wearing protective eye goggles and a black hijab uses machinery while her tutor stands aside her.

The camera cuts to a student in a hospital environment, wearing a black face mask and placing a medical bag on an Intravenous Pole.

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues. Extra kick drums build up intensity. 

Scenery – Four students sit together while working on their laptops.

The camera cuts to a close up of a guitarist playing on stage with a band-member behind her. The camera cuts and zooms to a full view of the 4-piece band, from the side of the stage.

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues.

Scenery – A student stands and trains another student on an exercise bike in a gym setting. 

The camera cuts to the same student looking ahead and demonstrating a dumbbell bent-over-row.

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues.

Scenery – 16 students perform in sync and slowly lower to the floor, on a stage with pink lighting. The camera cuts to a close-up leg shot of a student wearing white trainers, sliding across the floor in a bright dance studio while other students observe and dance.

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues.

Scenery – A student in a workshop uses an impact wrench on a car tyre. Another student and their tutor observe. The camera cuts to a student intricately working on a drone, while their tutor supports. The camera cuts to a student with long blonde hair leaning back into a hairdresser’s basin, while getting their hair washed by another student. The camera cuts to a close up of a student wearing black jeans and a floral shirt playing the drums. 

Music – The dance-beat loops and continues.

Scenery – A student leans back and smiles as two other students fist-bump and celebrate in a gaming environment. The camera slowly zooms to show the PC monitor of two students playing a FPS game.

Music – There are four piano chord strikes in the music. A drum hits and there is a slight pause before the music loops back to the original beat.

Scenery – Four students line up and move in sync during an outdoor, on-campus dance performance. The camera cuts and spiral zooms to a student with blue and pink hair, in costume makeup, wearing a bold headpiece with a globe at its centre.

Music – A guitar creates a climax to the song.

Scenery – A student leans closely into a microphone and sings. The camera cuts to a fluffy, light-brown dog with floppy ears running towards the camera.

Scenery – The camera cuts to a black screen with a large white Leeds City College logo in the centre. The logo slowly fades to black.

Music – The music ends with a final bassy kick.

Innovative, life changing education in the heart of Leeds

Reading about life at Leeds City College gives you a good idea of what it is like to be a student here. To get a closer look, however, what better way than to see the college in action? The following films give you a taste of what we have to offer, from campus tours to course content, enjoy viewing the videos and start imagining yourself here.

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Frequently asked questions

What extracurricular activities can I get involved in?

Alongside your studies, there are plenty of enrichment activities for you to get involved in. This could be joining a society or sports team, or standing up as a course representative.

Do I have to follow a dress code?

We’re passionate about individuality and creativity, so we encourage everyone to express their personality while still dressing appropriately for a college setting. Please note, some courses will require you to wear a uniform.

What can I do between classes?

There’s plenty to keep you busy! Stay fit in Park Lane’s eco-friendly gym; grab a bite to eat at the Printworks Kitchen & Bar; or say hi to Jeffrey – our college wellbeing dog – at Quarry Hill.

What do timetables look like?

Your timetable combines a mix of classes and free periods which allow you to study in your own time. You’ll receive your personal timetable once you enrol on your course.

What support is available?

We’re committed to making your time at Leeds City College as stress-free as possible. That’s why we offer pastoral support, counselling, wellbeing resources and financial support at every campus.

Time to apply

Now you have read, and seen, what we have to offer you when you join Leeds City College, and you’ve chosen your course, so all that is left to do is apply.

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