Ian Longo
St Helens College - We're just the beginning
On Wednesday 26th September join Juice FM’s Baz Todd at St Helens College from 5.30pm.
Baz and the Juice Crew will be there welcoming future students to the College.
Make sure you come to the right place!
Visit the Technology Campus, WA9 1TT for courses in Construction, Engineering, Motor Vehicle and Animal Care.
Visit the Town Centre Campus, WA10 1PP for everything else!
We’re just the beginning!
We are here to turn your future ambitions into reality.
At St Helens College we offer you more than just a course. You can get involved in sports, join the gym, access discounted hair and beauty treatments, plus lots more!
We offer you a different, practical way to take you to university or into your dream job. Our qualifications are vocational, which means they are all linked to careers. You will learn in a hands-on way. We have invested millions of pounds in making sure our workshops and study areas are world class. Here are just some of the facilities and resources we have at College:
- Colours Restaurant.
- College Bistros.The Lounge Hair, Beauty and Complementary Therapy Salon including Spa.
- The Flower Studio.
- Motor Vehicle Workshops.
- Beacon Leisure and Fitness.
- Animal Care Facilities
- Music Production Suite
- Aviation Environment
These are all realistic working environments, meaning that if you want to be a hairdresser you will be working in a real salon which has paying clients, or if your goal is to be a fitness instructor, you will be training in a gym with paying members. Realistic working environments are designed to:
- Help you improve your skills.
- Train you to national professional standards.
- Enable you to achieve your qualifications.
- Increase your career and Higher Education prospects.
- Prepare you for employment within your chosen industry.
In many of our subject areas we offer Higher Education level qualifications, which means you can study all the way up to degree level at St Helens College.
TOWN CENTRE CAMPUS
The Town Centre Campus has been transformed with a £60 million new build. It offers world class facilities and technologies, as well as being ECO friendly.
The Town Centre Campus also includes the Smithkline Beecham Building and the Clock Tower Building, both of which were donated to the College by the Smithkilne Beecham Company. The Clock Tower Building is a listed building, which was built in1877 and is a landmark in the town.
THE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
The Technology Centre is one of the finest facilities of its kind in the country, enabling us to offer a variety of construction, engineering and animal care programmes of the highest standards.
THE BEACON AND BOBBIES LANE
The Beacon and Bobbies Lane house the College’s sports provision and are both new, purpose built environments.
The Beacon building is situated close to our Town Centre Campus, and has been purpose built to house the College’s sports hall. Bobbies Lane is our outdoor sports venue where we have full size rugby and football pitches.
Facilities
Libraries
Our libraries provide you with a variety of support throughout your time at College. You can work on assignments and projects, read or use the computers.
Catering
The College’s bistros provides a range of hot meals, snacks, drinks and confectionery at competitive prices. These are realistic working environments run by the College's catering staff and students. Colours, a fine dining, silver service restaurant, is open for both lunch and dinner.
Hair and Beauty
The College offers hairdressing and beauty therapy treatments, as well as a spa area with sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi! The spa also has a floatation tank and monsoon shower, for the ultimate relaxation experience.
The Gym
As a student you can join the college’s brand new leisure and fitness facility, The Gym. The Gym contains state of the art machines enabling you to connect your own iPod, download your details and sync to apps such as Nike Plus. We also have a range of free weights and classes on offer, such as Zumba and Boot Camp. All students can access these facilities at a discounted rate.
