Education

Higher education

In May 2005 the University Centre Barnsley (UCB), a campus of Huddersfield University opened. UCB offers full-time and part-time study, including degrees and specialist postgraduate and professional courses. The campus boasts a new learning resource centre, industry-standard television, radio and recording studios, an art studio and advanced IT infrastructure. Its impressive facilities could be just one of the reasons the number of applications for degrees, certificates and diploma courses rose by more than 30% between its first and second academic years, while the numbers of applicants confirming it as their preferred option for study jumped by over 100%.