UTC Central Bedfordshire

UTC Bedfordshire
Address
Parkside Drive Houghton Regis , Bedfordshire , LU5 5PY England
Coordinates	51°54′50″N 0°30′10″W / 51.9139°N 0.5029°W / 51.9139; -0.5029
Information
Type	University Technical College
Established	2012
Closed	2016
Department for Education URN	138199 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Lesley Glover
Age	13 to 18

UTC Central Bedfordshire was a University Technical College (UTC) in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England. The college opened in September 2012 and specialised in education for future engineers, product and games designers. It closed in August 2016.

UTC Central Bedfordshire was housed at the Kingsland campus in Houghton Regis. The building used by the college had undergone a refurbishment to provide engineering and design facilities.^{[citation needed]}

UTC Central Bedfordshire specialised in product design, games design and engineering. Students aged 13 to 16 studied GCSEs alongside technical qualifications which included practical learning, work related projects and opportunities for enterprise.

The UTC's sixth form students had the option to specialise in engineering, games design or product design. These qualifications led on to higher education, apprenticeships or work placements. The UTC gave its students access to industry equipment and specialist facilities, and enabled them to work with employers on real workplace projects.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, Bedford College was appointed as sponsor of UTC Central Bedfordshire. Bedford College has won the Beacon Award for its work with schools and has been judged by Ofsted to be ‘outstanding’ for pre-16 education in two consecutive inspections.

The University of Bedfordshire was also a sponsor.^[1]

The UTC closed in August 2016^[2] after failing to attract sufficient numbers of pupils.^[3] Staff transferred to Bedford College, and students completed their courses elsewhere on the same site.^[4]

• "Official website". UTC Central Bedfordshire. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016.