Campus tours

We offer over 20 different tours, all of which are focused on a specific subject area.

Tours are held on the campus of study for your area of interest and are tailored specifically towards it, giving you a clear idea of where your classes will be held and both the facilities and specialist spaces you’ll have access to.

Registrations close at 5pm the Friday before the event.

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Join us on one of our campus tours:

A student at drawing in class

A Levels

Pencoed Campus

Studying A Levels at Bridgend College will allow you to benefit from excellent personalised support in a mature learning environment with specialist tutors who are experts in their subject areas. We offer an outstanding learning environment at our STEAM Academy in Pencoed and fantastic university progression routes.

Four people guide a large flock of white sheep through an undercover metal-framed polytunnel barn.

Agriculture

Pencoed Campus

Held on our Pencoed Campus, the tour for Agriculture will provide an overview of our Land Based Centre, including machinery and a visit to our sheep polytunnel.

A teacher in a lab coat and a student test water next to a fish tank, with another student working in the background.

Animal Care

Pencoed Campus

With a focus on our Animal Care Centre, this tour will allow you to meet some of our resident critters, visit our dog kennel and donkeys, and show you around our Land Based Centre.

A teacher in a lab coat and a student test water next to a fish tank, with another student working in the background.

Building Services

Pencoed Campus

Come along for a tour at the STEAM Academy, where you will be able to take a look at our specialist equipment for Plumbing and Electrical Installation based courses.

Four college students sit in a row working at computer stations in a classroom, wearing green lanyards.

Computing, IT and Cyber

Pencoed Campus

Join us on a tour of our award-winning STEAM Academy, which will highlight our specialist IT and Student Services facilities. These include our well-equipped IT suites with industry standard software.

A carpentry student uses a wooden mallet and chisel on a piece of timber at a workbench in a workshop.

Construction

Pencoed Campus

This tour will provide an overview of our specialist facilities within our dedicated premises for Construction, where you will visit our various workshops.

Two students in Digital Arts hoodies design a digital illustration using a computer and drawing tablet in a studio.

Digital Technologies

(Creative Media & Digital Arts)
Pencoed Campus

Join us on a tour of our award-winning STEAM Academy, which will highlight our specialist Creative Media and Student Services facilities. These include our industry-standard Mac suites, green screen room and sound booth.

A group of people wearing safety helmets and black hoodies complete an outdoor team-building exercise with ropes and poles.

Emergency, Uniformed and Public Services

Pencoed Campus

Starting at our STEAM Academy, this tour will take you around the classrooms you’ll be studying in, our sports halls, sports pitches, gym and multi-use games area.

A student wearing a welding mask and protective gloves welds a metal pipe, creating bright sparks in a workshop.

Engineering

Pencoed Campus

Come along for a tour of our workshops and laboratories at the STEAM Academy, where you will be able to take a look at our specialist equipment.

A Bridgend College equine student with a horse.

Equine

Pencoed Campus

Our tour for Equine studies will give you a thorough insight into our specialist provision, including our stables, riding arenas and Land Based Centre classrooms.

A woman in a checked shirt kneels on the grass, using a hand trowel to garden next to a leafy green bush.

Garden Design and Professional Landscaping

Pencoed Campus

Our tour for Garden Design and Professional Landscaping will give you a look at our extensive amenities on Pencoed Campus. You will have the chance to visit our glasshouse, polytunnels, garden spaces and workshops.

A smiling young man wearing glasses and a black hoodie waters colorful plants with a hose inside a bright greenhouse.

Independent Living Skills

Pencoed Campus

We have provision for Independent Living Skills on both our Bridgend and Pencoed Campuses. At Pencoed, we will explore our Independent Living Skills house, the teaching areas, the sensory spaces, our horticulture areas and on-site cafe.

A smiling young man wearing glasses and a black hoodie waters colorful plants with a hose inside a bright greenhouse.

Science

Pencoed Campus

Come along for a tour of our workshops and laboratories at the STEAM Academy, where you will be able to take a look at our specialist equipment.

Sport

Pencoed Campus

Join us for a tour of our industry-leading sports facilities at our Pencoed Campus, which include a visit to our classrooms, gym, multi-use games area, sports hall and pitches.

Bridgend College Student in a classroom

Step Up

Pencoed Campus

Join us for a tour of our Step Up provision at Pencoed Campus. It’s the perfect opportunity to see our Wellbeing and Step Up Hubs designed to support your success. This tour offers a first-hand look at the resources available for our Level 1 vocational pathways, including:

  • Automotive Maintenance
  • Diploma In Construction Skills
  • Electrical Installation
  • Engineering & Manufacturing
  • Information Technology (IT)
  • Land-Based Studies (Agriculture & Countryside)
  • Land Based studies (Animal Care)
  • Public Services and Sport
  • Work-based Horse Care
Bridgend College Student in a classroom

Teaching and Education

Pencoed Campus

The tour for Teaching and Education will allow you to explore our Pencoed Campus, including our teaching spaces, library and dedicated study spaces. You will have the chance to listen in on a PGCE session during your visit.

Wildlife and Countryside

Pencoed Campus

Our Wildlife and Countryside tour will give you the chance to look around our Land Based Centre with a focus on our practical workshop spaces, conservation areas and hedge-laying areas.

Mode
All
Part-time
Full-time
Evening
Subject
All
A Levels
Access to Higher Education
Access to Higher Education
Adult Basic Education
Adult Community Learning (ACL)
Agriculture
Agriculture & Countryside Management
Agriculture and Environmental Conservation
Agriculture, Wildlife and Countryside
Animal Care
Art & Design
Art, Design and Creative Media
Art, Design and Creative Media
Arts and Crafts
Automotive Engineering (Light and Heavy Vehicle)
Bevan College
Books and Writing
Brickwork
Bridgend College
Building Construction Brickwork
Building Services
Business
Business Administration and Accounting
Care and Childhood Studies
Care and Childhood Studies
Care, Childhood and Landbased Studies
Care, Childhood and Landbased Studies
Carpentry
Carpentry and Joinery
Catering & Hospitality
Community College
Construction
Construction and Built Environment / Civil Engineering
Construction Plant Maintenance
Cookery
Cooking
Counselling
Creative Arts, Education, Sport & Public Services
Creative Arts, Education, Sport & Public Services
Criminology
Customer Service
Digital
Digital Technologies
DIY
Education
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Installation
Employability
Engineering
Engineering, Science & Building Services
English
Equine
ESOL
Facilities Management
GCSE
Green Skills Courses
Hair & Beauty Therapy
Hair & Beauty Therapy
Health and Beauty
Health and Social Care
Health and Wellbeing
Hobbies and Leisure
Horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture / Sports Turf
Humanities
Independent Living Skills
Independent Living Skills
Information & Office Technology
Information & Office Technology
Junior Apprentices
Languages
Leadership and Management
Literacy
Logistics
Looking after people
Maths
Mechanical Engineering
Motor Vehicle
Motor Vehicle
Multiply
Music
N/A
NPTC
NPTC
Numeracy
Online Learning
Other
Painting & Decorating
Part Time Provision
Part Time Provision
Part Time Provision
Partnerships
Partnerships
Partnerships
Penybont 6th Form
Performing Arts
Performing Arts
Plumbing
Psychology
Public Services
Science
Services to People & Skills
Services to People & Skills
Skills
Skills & Partnerships
Skills, Partnerships, Sport, Public Services, Digital Technologies and IT
Social Work
Sport
Sport, Public Services, Digital Technologies & IT
STEM
STEM
Step Up
Step Up Pencoed
Travel and Tourism
Unspecified
Veterinary Nursing
Welding
Welsh
Work Based Learning
Type
All
Full-time Study
Apprenticeships
Part-time Study
Adult Learners
Higher Education