update Register snapshot: 13 October 2026

Publicly Funded Colleges Licensed to Sponsor International Students

There are 67 route entries for 66 distinct name-and-town combinations on the UK Home Office register of licensed student sponsors. That is 66 entries on the Student route and 1 on the Child Student route.

Publicly funded colleges are further education (FE) colleges funded by the UK government. They offer A-levels, BTECs, foundation programmes and vocational qualifications, and many act as an affordable stepping stone to university study in the UK.

The largest concentrations are in York (2), London (2), Cardiff (2), Leicester (2), Abingdon (1), Basingstoke (1), Belfast (1), Bexhill-on-sea (1).

How to use this category

There are 67 route entries representing 66 distinct name-and-town combinations. An organisation can appear twice if it sponsors both routes; these are not necessarily two licences. This category accounts for 5% of register entries, not of international students.

Routes in this snapshot: Student: 66; Child Student: 1. Status counts: Student Sponsor - Track Record: 49; Student Sponsor: 17; Probationary Sponsor: 1. All these figures count rows.

Compare the sponsor's legal name, route and location with your course offer. Ask whether a partner institution or pathway college, rather than the teaching institution, will issue your CAS. Confirm deposit refund conditions if sponsorship changes. The register does not list tuition fees, scholarships, course availability or admission requirements.

Reading the register

The Status column describes immigration sponsorship, not teaching quality, scholarships or a guarantee of a CAS. Course eligibility, your circumstances and the provider's admissions checks still apply. Read the official sponsor guidance for the privileges and restrictions attached to each status.

The Student route is for eligible applicants aged 16 and over. The Child Student route is for eligible children aged 4–17 at independent schools. A provider may have an entry for each route under its licence.

Full list (67 route entries)

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Sponsor Name	Town/City	Sponsor Type	Status	Route
Abingdon and Witney College	Abingdon	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
ASKHAM BRYAN COLLEGE	York	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Basingstoke College of Technology	Basingstoke	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Belfast Metropolitan College	Belfast	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Bexhill College	Bexhill-on-sea	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Bishop Burton College	Beverley	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record Subject to Action Plan	Student
Blackpool and The Fylde College	Blackpool	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Brockenhurst College	Brockenhurst	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Cambridge Regional College	Cambridge	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Capital City College Group	London	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Cardiff and Vale College	Cardiff	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Cheshire College South & West	Crewe	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
CHICHESTER COLLEGE GROUP	Chichester	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
City College Norwich	Norwich	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
City College Plymouth	Plymouth	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
City of Glasgow College	Glasgow	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
City of Portsmouth College	Portsmouth	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Colchester Institute	Colchester	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
DN Colleges Group	Doncaster	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Dundee and Angus College	Dundee	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record Subject to Action Plan	Student
East Sussex College Group	Eastbourne	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Edinburgh College	Edinburgh	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Fife College	Dunfermline	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Forth Valley College	Falkirk	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Gower College Swansea	Swansea	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Grantham College	Grantham	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Havant & South Downs College	Havant	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Hereford College of Arts	Hereford	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
HRUC	Uxbridge	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Isle of Wight College	Newport	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Itchen Sixth Form College	Southampton	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
JOHN LEGGOTT COLLEGE	Scunthorpe	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Lincoln College	Lincoln	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Loughborough College	Loughborough	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Luminate Education Group (University Centre Leeds)	Leeds	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Middlesbrough College	Middlesbrough	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Myerscough College	Preston	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Neath Port Talbot College	Neath	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Nescot	Ewell	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
New City College Corporation	London	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
North East Scotland College	Aberdeen	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
NORTH WEST REGIONAL COLLEGE	Londonderry	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Oaklands College	St Albans	Publicly funded college	Probationary Sponsor	Student
Reaseheath College	Nantwich	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Richmond and Hillcroft Adult and Community College	Richmond Upon Thames	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Shrewsbury Colleges Group	Shrewsbury	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
South & City College Birmingham	Digbeth	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
South Eastern Regional College	Lisburn	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
South Essex College of Further & Higher Education	Southend On Sea	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
South Gloucestershire and Stroud College	Bristol	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
South Thames Colleges Group	Kingston upon Thames	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Sparsholt College Hampshire	Winchester	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
St David's Catholic College	Cardiff	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Stanmore College	Stanmore	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
The Sheffield College	Sheffield	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Tyne Coast College	South Shields	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
University Centre Somerset College Group	Bridgwater	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Varndean College	Brighton	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Warwickshire College	Leamington Spa	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
West Herts College	Watford	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Weston College	Weston super Mare	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College	Weymouth	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
Wiltshire College & University Centre	Salisbury	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
WQE and Regent college group	Leicester	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Child Student
WQE and Regent college group	Leicester	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor	Student
Yeovil College	Yeovil	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student
York College	York	Publicly funded college	Student Sponsor - Track Record	Student

Frequently asked questions

Why do some names appear more than once?

This category has 67 route entries and 66 name-and-town combinations. A provider may sponsor both Student and Child Student routes under its licence.

Does being listed guarantee my visa or a CAS?

No. The provider must approve your course and application for sponsorship, and UKVI assesses the visa application. Confirm both with admissions before paying.

How current is this list?

The register snapshot is dated 13 October 2026. Automated checks are scheduled daily; a failed download does not advance the snapshot date. Always verify the official register before acting.

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Source: Home Office student sponsor register, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Snapshot: 13 October 2026. See our methodology and limitations; always recheck GOV.UK before paying or applying.