Get the most out of your Bury College student experience
Add value to your learning and enrich your studies with a wide range of exciting enrichment programmes, trips, visits and work experience opportunities.
Enrichment at Bury College
During your time at Bury College, there will be lots of opportunities for you to make new friends and have fun. With a range of different enrichment groups, clubs and societies, you can enjoy trying new things whilst learning new skills.
These enrichment activities can be taken alongside your study timetable and is a chance for you to meet new people from different courses.
Enrichment clubs include*:
- ‘Be Involved Group’ (BIG) – A student led group which brings students together to discuss issues they are interested in and a chance to organise college-wide fundraising events.
- Sports Activities – Badminton, Football, Gym, Volleyball, Rollerblading, Pilates, Boxing, Cricket, Street Dance, Basketball, Trampolining and Circuit Training.
- Accentu8 Performing Arts Club
- Debating Club
- Media Production Workshops
- Film Club
*These enrichment activities may change each year – we are constantly reviewing and adding to our range of enrichment activities based on student interest.
Work Experience
Get ahead in your career. As a Bury College student you can benefit from career enhancing work experience placements to help you get the best start in your career.
The college is proud to have a dedicated team of Work Experience Co-ordinators to help you secure placements and gain high quality work experience. This will allow you to develop transferable work-related skills and get an insight into the career of your choice. Work experience opportunities also add great value to your CV and support your UCAS applications.
Placements have included:
Radio stations, hospitals, accountancy practices, laboratories, engineering and manufacturing companies.
Get More!
Being part of the Bury College community means you can enjoy the added extras – allowing you to get the most out of your College experience.
- FREE use of the Bury College gym
- FREE return coach service
- Discounted Starbucks products available on campus
- State-of-the-art facilities
- Study in the heart of Bury Town Centre with easy access to shops and restaurants
- University style campus
- Student-run Beauty and Hairdressing Salons, Travel Shop, Restaurant and Bistro available on campus
- Exceptional careers advice, student support and guidance
- UK and overseas trips and visits