Barnfield College

Barnfield College is a sixth form and the largest FE college in Bedfordshire and Luton, with four centres in Luton and one in Bedford. The school's chief executive is Mr Peter Birkit.

Campus Locations

• New Bedford Road, Luton.
• York Street, Luton.
• Barnfield Avenue, Luton.
• Enterprise Way, Luton map.
• Westbourne Road, Queens Park, Bedford.

The college is the first FE college in Britain to sponsor two academies - Barnfield South Academy and Barnfield West Academy. It was also selected by the DfES to run the first Studio School in Britain.

Study Areas

• Adult and Community Education Services
• Adult Education
• Art, Design and Media
• Business and Management
• Child Health and Social Care
• Computing and Information Technology
  • Subjects Taught include:
    • Networking (Cisco CCNA, CCNP, Microsoft Certification, Telecommunications and VoIP)
    • Operating Systems (Windows Servers and Clients, Linux, IBM i5 O/S)
    • Web Development (Multimedia, 3D and Design based)
    • Programming (Java, C#, ActionScript, Ruby, Ajax, PHP)
    • AutoCAD
• IT Foundation Degrees
• Construction
• Engineering
• Fashion, Floristry and Furnishing
• Hairdressing and Beauty
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Learning Support
• Sport, Leisure and Fitness
• Training & Professional Development