Middlesbrough is a town with an excellent range of further education courses on offer and is being transformed with multimillion pound investments both in the centre and on the Teesside University campus.

Teesside University is the top new university in the UK for the percentage of full time first degree graduates getting graduate jobs or going on to graduate level further study or training, according to the Times Good University Guide.It offers a range of courses from Higher National Diplomas and Foundation Degrees to undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate programmes, many in evolving subject areas such as health, forensics and media (For more information please follow the link to the right of the screen).

  Middlesbrough College is the largest in the Tees Valley and offers a variety of courses in areas including hair and beauty and hospitality and catering.  There are exciting plans underway to open a new £68 million campus in the Middlehaven area (For more information please follow the link to the right of the screen).

Cleveland College of Art and Design is the region's only specialist art and design college.  It aims to provide specialist further education and is a centre for creative excellence (For more information please follow the link to the right of the screen).

St Mary's College is an institution committed to the pursuit of excellence and covers AS and A level courses as well as some GCSE courses (For more information please follow the link to the right of the screen).

  The Rainbow training Centre is a specialist institution for those wishing to study qualifications relating to childcare.  Offers the chance to work within children's day nurseries, pre school classes, out of school clubs and gain hands on experience (For more information please follow the link to the right of the screen).