Discover our accredited access courses tailored to adults. If you are aged 19 and above, and you want to transition into a new career or pursue higher education, our Access to Higher Education courses provide a fast-track route to degree-level studies, ensuring you can achieve your academic aspirations.
Access to HE
What are Access to HE courses?
Access to Higher Education (HE) courses are nationally recognised programmes of study designed to support adults (aged 19+) who have few qualifications or are changing career and don’t have the relevant entry criteria, but who are aspiring to study at university.
Students that have successfully completed Access programmes with us have progressed onto a range of degrees at a variety of local, national and international universities and institutions.
Full Time courses
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Why should I study an Access to HE course?
Our one-year Access to HE courses provide a fast-track route to university. Our programmes are designed to meet the needs of adults and prepare you for higher education. During the course, our highly qualified and experienced tutors will help build your confidence and develop your academic writing and research skills through university style assignments.
Whether you have been out of education for a period of time or are looking to change career, it is never too late to learn and study an Access to HE course.
Studying an Access to HE course at EKC Canterbury College will give you the skills, knowledge and qualification to start your future in science, healthcare, social sciences or veterinary science and zoology.
We have dedicated facilities to prepare you for university study with industry-standard equipment and resources.
These include:
- Biology, Chemistry and Physics laboratories
- Medical Simulation Suite
- Purpose-built animal centres at our Spring Lane Campus
- Access to Higher Education and Higher Education Study Centre
Access to HE students explore the University of Greenwich, London
4 December 2024
Students learned about a variety of Health degrees, took part in practical sessions and visited the University simulation wards.
How you apply for a course at Canterbury College
Step 1 – Find a subject you’re interested in
Explore our subject areas, and see which of our courses is right for you.
Step 2 – Apply
Apply for your chosen course via our website.
Step 3 – Come to an interview
Book an interview with our team, and come along to College to see if our course is right for you.
“After my initial interview I immediately knew this was the course for me. It’s great to be in a group filled with likeminded people, who are all eager to learn. Studying this course has helped me prepare for university, we have a larger workload and cover a broad range of topics so I feel like I’m set up well and ready to progress onto my uni course.”
Alice-Marie Cookson
Social Sciences
“Completing this course has helped me get an offer at university to study Law and Business. I’ve really enjoyed the topics we’ve covered in Psychology and I think having a deeper understanding of human behaviour will help a great deal when I pursue a career in Corporate Law.”
Lucas Piolatti
Social Sciences
Access to Higher Education and Higher Education Study Centre
The Access to Higher Education and Higher Education Study Centre, within the Learning Resource Centre (LRC), offers a mature environment, exclusively for the use of our Higher Education, Access, and Pre-Access students.
- 20 PCs in a quiet, professional setting
- Printing, photocopying and scanning (up to A3)
- An exclusive collection of Higher Education textbooks
- A dedicated Higher Education LRC Advisor
- Access to, and advice in the use of, thousands of online books and academic journals
Explore our Facilities
Medical Simulation Suite
Our Healthcare Professions students have access to state-of-the-art medical simulation suites to help you gain hands-on experience and prepare you for work in the health and care industry.
Simiulation Dolls
Simulation dolls can be programmed with a wide variety of ailments and illnesses and respond to the care students give them.
Spring Lane Campus
Veterinary Science and Zoology students learn at our Spring Lane Campus which is home to over 400 animals including reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates, and small and large mammals in fully equipped, purpose-built animal centres.
Animals at Spring Lane
Spring Lane Campus has over 200 species of animals including wallabies, birds, goats, sheep, reptiles and small mammals such as rabbits, guinea pigs and ferrets, giving our Veterinary Science and Zoology students hands-on experience.
Science Labs
We have fully-equipped science laboratories with technology and equipment that will allow you to conduct research and experiments.
Access to HE – Melynda’s Story
16 July 2024
We caught up with Melynda to hear about her experience studying the Access to Healthcare Professions course.
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