Leicester College

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Leicester College is a further education college in Leicester, England. The college is one of the largest in the UK with 41,000 students and 1,600 staff and an annual budget of £43 million. The college has four main campus sites; the Abbey Park campus, Bede Island campus, Freeman's Park campus and St Margaret's campus, and over 200 community venues. Leicester College has won a number of awards and has links with the two local universities, De Montfort University and University of Leicester. Freeman's Park campus is currently undergoing construction which will finish in turn with FPC having a stylish new entrance. Part of the cost for the new entrance of Freeman's Park campus will be funded by the sale of Bede Island campus which is currently up for sale.

The college also has a partnership with the University of Bedfordshire (formerly the University of Luton).