Our students get to take part in skills competitions throughout the academic year and are a super exciting and rewarding part of being a student at college. They will help to enhance your learning and enable you to develop skills outside of the classroom.
Sunderland College’s Esports teams have made am start to the Student Champs Winter Season after winning their opening two games.
October 7, 2022
Construction students from across the North East travelled to City Campus for a prestigious skills competition to find the best apprentice bricklayers
April 8, 2022
Students from Sunderland College and Northumberland College recently went head-to-head in an inter-college barbering competition.
March 31, 2022
Sunderland College student Amy Kilbride has a bright future in journalism after entering a competition to find the best online story tellers.
February 18, 2022
Sunderland College student Shay Brown has been recognised as one of the best young 3D digital game artists in the UK.
January 14, 2022
Sunderland College student Jamie believes studying brickwork ‘saved his life’ and has dedicated a recent competition win to his late grandfathe...
June 21, 2021
Sunderland College student Danny Weaver has shown he is a cut above by winning a prestigious international competition.
June 17, 2021
Sunderland College students’ talent and hard work has been recognised by the NextGen Academy in their annual showcase.
September 18, 2020
Sunderland College catering students pushed their culinary skills creativity to the limit in a cooking competition with a difference.
Sunderland College's eSports team are celebrating a double win after dominating the 2020 British eSports Championships Grand Finals.
Musharraf worked extremely hard in preparation for the competition to showcase his talent at the AHT regional heat.
Our achievement rates are well above the national average.
We are the College of the Year.
(*Top college nationally for BTECs, Pearson 2019)
100% of our HND and HNC students progressed to employment or further study.
(*Destination data, academic year 2016/17, HNC 19+)
We have recently invested £50 million in our facilities.
Sunderland College student-athlete and England international has travelled across the world for the FIFA under-17 Womens World Cup 2024.
December 19, 2024
Sunderland College students recently engaged with Esports businesses at ‘Esports Mixer’ event at the North East Performance Campus (NEPC).
December 18, 2024
College students are set to undertake placements abroad in Cyprus, Portugal and Albania, after securing funding via the Turing Scheme UK.
December 12, 2024
