Our Colleges

East Surrey College

East Surrey College is a successful vocational college situated in Redhill, Surrey between Croydon and Gatwick welcoming students from a wide geographic area. We deliver a wide variety of full-time study programmes for young people and a range of full and part-time qualification and non-qualification courses for adults, including evening and Saturday courses. Our full-time study programme offer for 16-18s also includes a range of T Levels. We run apprenticeship training for a wide range of roles from accounting to construction and engineering.

John Ruskin College

John Ruskin College is a successful vocational college situated in Selsdon, South Croydon. We deliver a wide range of full-time study programmes for young people and a range of full and part-time qualification and non-qualification courses for adults, including evenings. Our full-time study programme offer for 16-18s also includes a range of T Levels.

Our Apprenticeship offer at both Colleges, is very wide, meeting local employment and employer needs. Our courses run from Entry/Level 1 to Level 4 (and to Level 6 Higher Education at ESC) with a key focus on career progression, upskilling for employment and higher-level study. Students learn in fantastic facilities from vocationally expert teachers. Our facilities include a brand-new Construction Skills Centre.

Reigate School of Art

Reigate School of Art is part of Orbital South Colleges following the merger with East Surrey College and John Ruskin College. We offer a wide range of creative courses for both school leavers (16-18) and adults (19+). As a specialist creative arts school, students will be inspired to find like-minded people to share in their creative process. Students will develop their own style through a combination of industry focused courses, excellent facilities and inspirational expert tutors.

Subjects at Reigate School of Art include full and part time studies in the following subject areas: Art, Crafts, Design, Creative Media, Film & TV, Photography, Games Design, Animation & 3D Modelling, Sound & Music, Languages, Fashion & Textiles, Jewellery, Cookery, Floristry and more!
 

Orbital South Colleges University Centre

Since June 2022, the Group also includes Orbital South Colleges University Centre as the umbrella organisation for our Higher Education provision.  We are proud to offer a wide range of vocational higher education courses validated by the University of Chichester, Higher National Certificates and Diplomas, Higher and Degree Apprenticeships and professional courses.

We offer a comprehensive range of core skills, technical and professional qualifications, courses and apprenticeships from Entry to Degree levels.  From September 2022, this includes a range of ‘T’ levels which will continue to expand in future years.

Both campuses boast excellent facilities in which we continually invest.  At East Surrey College a brand new Digital and ‘T’ level suite was completed in August 2022; at John Ruskin College a fabulous Construction Skills Centre was added in 2021.  More investment is planned over the next year.