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Whether you’re looking to take the first step towards your dream career or hoping to develop in your current role with a new qualification, you can study a degree right on your doorstep.
Our courses are both convenient and affordable, as all our degrees have a maximum of two study days each week and a variety of maintenance loans and bursaries are available to help you with your finances.
Art, Design & Media
Business & Law
Childcare & Early Years
Music & Performing Arts
| Courses | Attendance |
|---|---|
| Creative Arts (Music Production) BA (Hons) top-up | Full Time |
| Creative Arts (Music Production) Foundation Degree | Full Time |
Continuous Professional Development
| Courses | Attendance |
|---|---|
| ILM Certificate in Leadership and Management (L5) | Part Time |
What careers could
a degree lead to?
*Figures are based on typical salaries in that job role from payscale.com/research/UK/Job
Clearing is open!
Clearing 2025 is a fantastic opportunity for students to secure a place at University Centre Calderdale College!
Whether you have had a change of heart about your decision or want to explore a different career path, Clearing can help you find the right degree course.
Clearing is open from 5 July – 21 October 2025. Visit the UCAS Portal to match with a course that suits your career ambitions and kick-start your journey into Higher Education.
Want to know more about Clearing? All your Clearing questions are answered here on UCAS or you can email us: clearing@calderdale.ac.uk
Access to HE
If you would like to study a degree but left school without the grades you need, then an Access to HE course could be for you. Our Access qualifications are designed to give you the UCAS points so you can progress to a degree-level course after only one year of study.
Intensive courses in areas such as Health, Art & Design and Social Sciences are available at Calderdale College and prepare students for study as an undergraduate. Around 90% of applicants successfully gain a place at university upon completion of their diploma.
The awarding body of our Access to HE courses is One Awards and by studying with us you are guaranteed an interview with the University of Huddersfield, providing you meet the University’s eligibility criteria.
Finance Support
There is a range of financial support available to help you throughout your studies, from loans to cover your fees to bursaries to help with living costs.
- Tuition fee Loan
- Maintenance Loan
- Childcare Grant
- £500 Level 4 bursary
- Advanced Learner Loan
Why choose Calderdale College?
Study on your doorstep. Based only 5 minutes from the centre of Halifax, our University Centre is easily accessible so you can continue your daily life around your classes.
Study flexibly. You could be in college just two days a week for a full-time course and one evening a week for a part-time course, meaning you can study around your other commitments.
Learn from experts. Our tutors have a wealth of industry experience to give you the most up-to-date knowledge and skills for your career.
Study for less. Studying with us is more cost effective than a traditional university. With our lower course fees and funding support, there is nothing to stop you from achieving!
Enjoy smaller class sizes. Study support is key at our University Centre and smaller class sizes give you more one-to-one support than at a larger university.
Our employer commitment. We’re dedicated to working with employers to ensure our courses deliver the knowledge and skills relevant to the sector.
Go Higher West Yorkshire: reducing inequalities in access to and success in HE.
We are proud to be founding members of Go Higher West Yorkshire (GHWY), a formal consortium set up and funded by us alongside 12 other Higher Education (HE) providers to support collaborative working between member institutions to reduce long-standing inequalities in access to and success in higher education.
The member institutions are:
- Calderdale College
- Bradford College
- The University of Bradford
- The University of Huddersfield
- Kirklees College
- Leeds Conservatoire
- The University of Leeds
- Leeds Arts University
- Leeds Beckett University
- Leeds College of Building
- University Centre Leeds
- Leeds Trinity University
- Heart of Yorkshire – Wakefield College
The core function of GHWY is to help us with collaborative Access and Participation Plan/Statement activity in our local area:
- GHWY directly delivers some work on our behalf where this cannot be done by a single HE provider alone, for example the Care to Go Higher CPD programme aimed at those who support care-experienced young people.
- It also convenes networks of staff to work on collaborative outputs, as well as share and transfer sector knowledge, learning and good practice. Examples of outputs include:
- The Disabled Learners Transition Pack
- Free e-learning modules for student-facing staff to better understand and support care-experienced students, and disabled students
- An annual collaborative Teachers’ and Advisers’ Higher Education Conference
If you’re a member of staff interested in how Go Higher West Yorkshire can support your work, get in touch via our contact form.
The team at GHWY can also support with bids for externally-funded projects which are relevant to our mission, for example the Uni Connect programme, which is funded by the Office for Students.
Uni Connect works with young people, as well as teachers, advisers, carers and employers, to offer targeted activities, advice and information on the benefits and realities of going to university or college. It was set up in 2017 to meet one of the strategic goals of the Office for Students, which is to help ensure that access to higher education is not limited by someone’s background, location or characteristics.
You can learn more about the impact of Go Higher West Yorkshire’s work by visiting the Impact page.
University Centre Partners
Do you…
Want to become part of a close-knit community of around 300 students and industry-experienced tutors with access to high quality academic skills support.
Studying with us…
Gives you access to superb on-site facilities for learning, sports and meeting new people.
Why Calderdale…
Our competitive fees and local position help to make your studies more affordable and convenient too.
You’ll enjoy…
The support of our careers and student well-being teams as well as helpful tutors, and there’s every chance you’ll make friends for life along the way.
