Student Outcomes and Progression Expand Updated November 2020 All our achievement rates are well above the national average. 89.5% on our Access to Higher Education Diploma Courses and 94% on other courses. 5 Access students have won the national Helena Kennedy award for the barriers they have overcome. The proportion of Merits and Distinctions on Access is 47%. As a result of coming to Fircroft, those who answered the J2 Research survey 2019/2020 agreed their course and the college helped them to: Pursue their goals and ambitions - 97% Socialise, work and communicate with others - 89% Protect themselves on-line and in real life - 6% Keep themselves physically and mentally well - 92% Our follow up survey shows: Of those who gave J2 Research a destination: 25% are now in paid employment 17% are now in further or higher education 9% are now in voluntary work 17 of our 30 current Access to Higher Education students came through our own programmes including Pre-Access. Nearly all Access to Higher Education achievers progress straight to university, usually to their first choice.
Student Experience Expand Updated November 2020 96% of student would recommend Fircroft, which made us the Top College in the Midlands for Student Satisfaction in 2019 (FE Choices) J2 Research found that 88% of the students agreed that the information, advice and guidance offered by the college had helped them discover their goals and understand the learning paths to achieve them. 76% thought their course was relevant to what they are doing now and 89% thought the course was relevant to their future career path
Our Students Expand Updated November 2020 61% of students are new. 46% of students have no qualification at Level 2. 86%% are unemployed. Half our students are referred here and by 99 different agencies: 35% from Drugs and Alcohol Recovery 15% from Mental Health services 18% from Supported Housing 10% from Employment services Additional support was provided on 81 of our courses 65% of students have a disability or learning difficulty 33% are over 50 years old On average, there is a 50:50 split men and women 43% are Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic 59% are from the most deprived wards
Our Courses Expand We run 182 residential short courses and 2 Access to Higher Education Diploma courses every year. 34% of short courses are English, Maths or IT. 29% are Personal Development. 27% are directly work-related.