Poole Campus Open Event
Thursday 2 October - 4 - 7pm
Saturday 11 October - 9:30am - 12pm
What’s On
Refeshments at Snax Café
Throughout the event, be sure to visit the Snax Café, where you’ll find a range of delicious hot baps, coffee and tea available to purchase. All food is freshly prepared by our Foundation students – grab a bite and support our students’ culinary skills!
Apprenticeships
Information Talks
Jackie Watson
Head of Apprenticeships
Room 19 - 16.30, 15.30, 18.30
What’s On
Adult Learning
Explore the learning opportunities available to adults through Bournemouth and Poole College.
Hub Cafeteria
Applications
The Welcome Team will be on-hand to help you with college applications and arrange your interview.
Room 21
Apprenticeships Teams
Discover more about our wide-range of apprenticeship opportunities with our friendly and dedicated team.
Cafeteria
Careers and Guidance
Our qualified Careers Advisors can support you with career planning before, during and after you come to college.
Room 19
RecruitmentWork with Us!
Explore the range of opportunities to work at Bournemouth and Poole College by talking with the People Team.
Cafeteria
Students Union
Talk to our Student Engagement and Enrichment Team about the opportunities for our students at the college.
The Hub
Student Support
Need a bit of extra support? Our Student Support Team help students with a range of additional needs.
Room 19
T Levels
Discover more about our T Level opportunities with our friendly and dedicated team.
Cafeteria
Investing in You!
We’re making significant investments across our campus to give all students access to cutting-edge facilities that match industry standards. Step inside and discover how we’re shaping your learning experience with the tools and technology of tomorrow.
Advanced Engineering Centre
The new Engineering and Manufacturing centre provides state-of-the-art Engineering and Mechatronics facilities and teaching spaces. This includes:
• 2 x Engineering Workshops with programmable equipment.
• A new Engineering Maintenance Workshop.
• 2 x General Classrooms.
Health and Care Academy
The new academy provides students with industry-level equipment, with simulated, hands-on experience with medical technology, life-like manikins and care situations, This includes:
• Hospital ward simulation suite.
• Care suite with kitchen, bathroom and bedroom.
• Consultation suite that replicates a GP surgery.
• 2 x Classrooms.
Stop Motion Animation Studio
Our bespoke new stop motion studio provides industry-level equipment required for modelling and capturing stop motion work. The room is part workshop and part stop motion studio, with the tools and materials needed to build stop motion puppets and sets. This includes an airbrush booth, a large 3D filament printer and facilities for baking polymer clay, mould making and running foam latex.
There are 8 studio spaces in the main area, with industry-standard lighting equipment, Canon mirrorless cameras and a PC laptop running Dragonframe, the professional stop motion software used by companies such as Aardman.
HE Music: Studio One
Our new, state-of-the-art Higher Education Music studio has been custom built, featuring an Audient ASP8024 Heritage mixing console, Antelope Audio Orion 32+ Gen4 converter, and a Mac Studio M2 Max running ProTools and Cubase. It includes high-end outboard gear, Genelec and Adam Audio monitoring, a vocal booth, and a 40sqm live room with a separate drum booth.
University Centre Poole
As a degree-level student at University Centre Poole, enjoy learning in a creative, supportive and welcoming environment with highly experienced tutors in specialised facilities.
As well as our degrees being endorsed by, and designed in partnership with employers, the majority of our degrees are awarded by associated local universities. This means that as a student enrolled onto one of our degree courses, you are entitled to access some of the facilities at the partner university.
You will also benefit from smaller class sizes and personal tutorial support to ensure that you receive ongoing personalised support throughout your study.
Our University Centre was launched in June 2024 and offers stateof-the-art learning environments, with digital suites with access to high-specification IT equipment, virtual reality suites, nursing training facilities and social and study spaces to meet and collaborate.
Getting to the College
We’re proud to say that our Poole campus is easily accessible by both bus and train, making it simple for you to join us on our Open Event days.
Bus Routes
Our campus is well-connected by local bus services, stopping just outside of our main entrance. Whether you’re coming from the town centre, or nearby locations, there’s likely a direct or connecting bus route for you.
M1: Poole to the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, serving: Parkstone, Westbourne, Bournemouth and Castlepoint.
M2: Poole to Southbourne, serving: Parkstone, Westbourne, Bournemouth and Boscombe.
20: Poole to Castlepoint, serving: Poole, Parkstone, Branksome, Westbourne, Charminster and Muscliff.
15: Poole to Royal Bournemouth Hospital, serving: Parkstone, Wallisdown, Winton, Moordown and Castlepoint.
Single fares are capped at £3 thanks to the Department for Transport scheme, funded by UK Government. Some single fares are less than £3.
More Bus Fares & Tickets
Train Stations
We’re fortunate to be situated by two train stations, making travel by rail incredibly easy. Both stations are within walking distance of the college, offering fast connections to and from surrounding areas.
Parkstone Train Station:
Just a 15-minute walk from campus, with direct services from Weymouth and London Waterloo.
Poole Train Station:
A mile from our Poole Campus, with a taxi rank just outside platform 1.
Poole Campus
NORTH ROAD
Subject Area
Access to Health Professions, 1106
Science and Health Science Professions (online)
Application Area - Apply Now! 21
First Floor, East Wing
Ground Floor, South Wing
Apprenticeships Cafeteria
Art and Design
Art and Design
Automotive Automotive Workshop
Careers Advice and Guidance 19
Ground Floor, South Wing
CGI - HE 959, 960 University Centre, Poole
Construction & Built Environment Construction
Counselling 1103
Early Years and Care 1004, 1006
Adult courses & Apprenticeships 1010, 1011, 1012
Engineering, Welding, Electronics 624
First Floor, East Wing
Ground Floor, East Wing
Ground Floor, East Wing
Esports 1208 Second Floor, East Wing
Foundation Learning 1, 2, 4, 6
Health (T Level) 115, 117
Immersive Classroom
Marine Engineering 652
Ground Floor, South Wing
Health and Care Academy
Media 1207 Second Floor, East Wing Music
Nursing Associate - HE 110 Health and Care Academy
Performing Arts
Psychology, Criminology and Law 1109, 1112
Plumbing
Jellicoe Theatre
First Floor, East Wing
Science 1105 First Floor, East Wing
Student Inclusion and Support 19
Ground Floor, South Wing
Student Union (BPCSU) The HUB, Cafeteria
T Levels Cafeteria
Work at the College Cafeteria
Upcoming Events
Open Event 15 November
At Bournemouth Campus, Poole Campus and Fulcrum Centre.
Apprenticeships Unlocked 5 Feb 2026
At Bournemouth Pavilion.
Careers & Apprenticeships Show 12 Mar 2026
At BIC - Bournemouth International Centre.
