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 youâll 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 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.
Access to Higher Education and Health and Social Care (Higher Education)
Bridgend Campus
Our âAccess to Higher Educationâ tour will give you the chance to explore our teaching spaces, library and dedicated study spaces on our Bridgend Campus. This tour is suitable for anyone looking to study Community Health and Wellbeing, Counselling or Psychology.
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.
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.
Art and Design
Bridgend Campus
Our tour of Art and Design will take you around our specialist art facilities, including the fashion room, ceramics studio and dark room. You will also have the opportunity to view artwork of previous and current students.
Catering and Hospitality
Bridgend Campus
Explore our professional kitchens and work spaces, including our onsite restaurant, Bwyty 31. The tour will also visit the classrooms where students will be able to develop their theoretical knowledge.
Childhood Studies
Bridgend Campus
Our tour for Childhood Studies will take you to where classes will be held on Bridgend Campus. Here you will explore the different training facilities, including our simulation room for working with babies and young children.
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.
Construction
Pencoed Campus
This tour will provide an overview of our specialist facilities within our dedicated premises for Construction. Here you will visit our various workshops, including those for both carpentry and bricklaying.
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.
Emergency, Uniformed and Public Services
Pencoed Campus
Starting at our STEAM Academy, this tour will take you around the classrooms youâll be studying in, our sports halls, sports pitches, gym and multi-use games area.
Engineering, Science & Building Services
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, including robotics.
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.
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.
Hair, Beauty and Complementary Therapies
Bridgend Campus
The tour for Hair, Beauty and Complementary Therapies will visit our on-site hair and beauty salon, Salon 31, reception and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) clinic.
Health and Social Care (Further Education)
Bridgend Campus
Join us for a tour of Bridgend Campus, where you will find our provision for Health and Social Care. Here you will have the chance to visit our classrooms and ârole playâ room for work simulations.
Independent Living Skills
Bridgend Campus
We have provision for Independent Living Skills on both our Bridgend and Pencoed Campuses. At Bridgend, our tour will visit classrooms, sensory spaces and our on-site coffee shop, Clwb Coffi.
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.
Music
Queens Road Campus
Join us at our Queens Road Campus for a look around our recording studios and rehearsal spaces. You will also have the chance to have a listen in on one of our teaching sessions.
Performing Arts
Bridgend Campus
At Bridgend Campus, you will have the chance to explore our facilities for Performing Arts, including our dance studios, theatres and backstage areas.
Skills and ESOL
Bridgend Campus
Our Skills and ESOL tour is the perfect chance for you to visit our ESOL and Skills classrooms, explore our Success Hub, and enjoy a tour of other relevant spaces. You will be able to meet teaching staff including co-ordinators and can ask questions regarding our Skills for Further Study and full or part-time ESOL courses.
Step Up
Bridgend Campus
Explore our Step Up provision at our Bridgend Campus, where youâll visit our dedicated base rooms, Wellbeing Hub, and comfortable “living room” spaces designed to support your success. This tour offers a first-hand look at the resources available for our Level 1 vocational pathways, including:
- Beauty Therapy
- Hairdressing
- Health, Care, and Early Years
- Hospitality
- Media
- Music, Performing, and Production Arts
- Work Related Education
Step Up
Pencoed Campus
Join us for a tour of our Step Up provision at Pencoed Campus. Itâs 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
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.
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.
Travel and Tourism
Bridgend Campus
Come along for our Travel and Tourism tour, giving you an insight into what to expect during your studies whilst exploring our classroom spaces and cabin simulation room.
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.
