The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Wolf of Dulwich on 2016-09-05.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many students, broken down by region of domicile, were enrolled for higher education qualifications at further education colleges in England in the academic year 2014–15.
Lord Nash
Information prepared by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on participation in Higher Education at Further Education Colleges (FECs) in England in the academic year 2014/15 has been provided in the table.
Full-person equivalent students registered for a HE qualification by region of domicile
Further Education Colleges in England
Academic Year 2014/15
|
Region of Domicile |
Academic Year 2014/15 |
|
North East |
6,040 |
|
North West |
14,690 |
|
Yorkshire and the Humber |
12,595 |
|
East Midlands |
5,945 |
|
West Midlands |
5,150 |
|
East of England |
3,755 |
|
Greater London |
6,695 |
|
South East |
7,640 |
|
South West |
4,555 |
|
Wales |
570 |
|
Scotland |
315 |
|
Northern Ireland |
195 |
|
England (unknown) |
3,715 |
|
United Kingdom (unknown) |
25 |
|
EU |
565 |
|
Rest of the world |
2,160 |
|
Total (all domiciles) |
74,610 |
Source: Information is derived from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) student return and the Skills Funding Agency individualised learner record (ILR) F05 return
Prepared by: Analytical Services Directorate, HEFCE, 7 September 2016
Coverage:
– Students registered at FECs are only included if they are studying a prescribed course of HE.
– Includes students across all years of study, at all levels and modes of higher education and distance learners.
– Numbers are based on where the student was domiciled rather than where they student studied.
– Full-person equivalents (FPEs) have been rounded to the nearest 5.