About us

The Royal Forest of Dean College is the prime provider of education and training, both vocational and academic to the local community. Provision includes traditional full time courses for school leavers, full time and part time courses for mature students, short courses for industry, basic adult education and part time recreational courses.

The College’s main sites are Five Acres Campus, Coleford and Vantage Point Business Village, Mitcheldean (where you’ll find our dedicated construction workshops and The Business Training Centre, from where we offer courses for industry).

Many part time courses, recreational and certificated, also run in various outreach centres around the Forest of Dean area.