Part Time Courses


Bishop Auckland College provides a wide range of part-time and evening courses for adults at our Bishop Auckland Campus and at Community Learning venues throughout South Durham.

Whether you want to start a new hobby, gain a new qualification or enhance existing skills, Bishop Auckland College has the course for you. Our programmes of study are flexible, allowing you to learn around other commitments and providing you with the best possible chance to be successful.

A lot of our part-time and evening courses don’t require any formal qualification and you can enrol directly so there is no need to fill out an application form. Use our course search to find out more about the part-time and evening courses we have on offer and how to apply.

Community Learning

Do you want to learn something new, meet new people or gain skills for work? We have a variety of non-accredited courses to suit you.

We provide a range of courses at our Community Learning Centre in Newgate Shopping Centre, Bishop Auckland. There’s also no problem fitting learning into your lifestyle, some of our courses are ‘roll-on, roll-off’ – so you can start throughout the year, not just September.

With Community Learning courses you can:

If you are unsure which course or pathway is right for you, why not talk to one of our team who can advise you on the best level to start on.

For more information tel: 01388 443133 or email: newgate.admin@bacoll.ac.uk