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Upcoming Events

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30 Jul

EDC Football Academy Summer Series 30 June - 30 July

11.00am-12.30pm

Peterlee Campus

20 Aug

Enrolment Drop-In Session

10.00am-3.00pm

Peterlee Campus

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Houghall Campus

Sports Academies

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Love Sport?

Go further both academically and physically with East Durham College's fantastic Sports Performance Centres!

Find your Sports Performance Centre

Education for all.

At East Durham College, you don't have to be a school leaver to join us! We offer courses for everyone aged 16 and above from entry level to foundation degree programmes.

16-18 Student

Leaving school and wondering what's next? Start here and find your perfect course!

Find 16-18 courses

Adult Learners

Over the age of 19 and want to retrain? We've got a huge amount of courses ideal for adults.

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Higher Education

We work with several universities to offer degree-level programmes at the college.

Apply for HE courses

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Apprentices

Courses not the route for you? Why not earn while you learn instead with an apprenticeship?

Become an apprentice

Former EDC Student Profile

Tree work has given me purpose, motivation and opportunity to connect with life, and it makes me feel worthwhile. I have always loved my work and feel very passionate about it.

Alistair Magee

Read about our former students

Featured Facilities

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We have many excellent facilities across our campuses that are open to the general public and available to hire. Why not take advantage of our fantastic venues and services.

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Health & Social Care Facilities

If caring for people is your passion, there’s no better place to study in our brand new real-to-life ward classroom, along with our other great facilities here at EDC.

Peterlee Campus

Fancy a pamper session? Then EDC can help! Thanks to our fantastic beauty therapy students, you can kick back, relax and have a wide range of beauty treatments at our very own salon, found at our Peterlee campus!