International students
Support during your time at College
Student Services
This service provides information, advice, guidance and support during your time at the College. Whatever the nature of your concern, Student Services will help you find a solution. For personal or confidential matters, an appointment can be made with our Personal Adviser.
Careers Advice
Careers advice and guidance with applications is readily available. Assistance is offered to individuals of all ages. Guidance interviews can be booked through the College. Prospectuses for other colleges and universities are available in the library and through the Careers Adviser.
College Facilities
Information Technology Workshop
Need to use a computer? Use any of the computers in this excellent computer workshop whenever you like during opening hours. If you do not feel confident using a computer, don't worry as fully qualified IT staff are always on hand to help. There are also other computer rooms in the College and a networked site linked to information highways including the internet.
Virtual Learning Environment
Students also have access to a virtual learning environment. Course materials, assignments and notes can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection.
Library
To help with your studies at Dunstable College, all students have access to our well-stocked library. It is not just a place to be quiet! The library holds a wide variety of resources required for your particular course. Apart from books, students can use the daily newspapers and specialist journals and magazines to help you keep up to date with the ever changing world. The library stocks videos and students can also surf the net and use CD ROMs. In addition, there are also stocks of over 9,000 electronic journals and newspapers dating from 1980. You can access these from anywhere in the world – just ask the library staff for a password. Friendly staff are always available to help find what you need.
All students attend an introductory session at the beginning of their course. Students can also make an appointment with a librarian for individual guidance during the academic year. Study space is available for both individual and group work. The library works in conjunction with the Learning Resource Centre at the University of Luton, to which all HE students have access.
Library Opening Times
During Term Time
Mon – Thur 9am – 8pm
Fri 9am – 3pm
Refectory
Hungry, thirsty, peckish.....The refectory caters for all tastes, providing meals or a quick bite to eat. The menu is quite diverse, with healthy and vegetarian options. Vending machines are available which dispense snacks, and hot and cold drinks. If you have an early morning start, the ever-popular English Breakfast is available. Whether you want to eat in, bring a packed lunch or just relax with friends with a cup of coffee, there are plenty of seating areas. The Refectory is open from 8.30am until the afternoon. Alternatively you can pop into town to one of the many restaurants, cafés, fast food outlets or sandwich bars nearby.
Coffee Shop
If you prefer a café latte or perhaps a herbal tea, our coffee shop is the ideal place for a quick drink and a chat between classes.
Beauty and Hair Salons
You will have access to fully operational salons that are run by the students
on the Beauty and Alternative Therapies courses. The treatments available
include manicures, facials and massages and are only a fraction of the price
of other salons.
The Hair, Beauty and Alternative Therapies Salons are open to the Public.
Book your appointment at:
Dunstable College
Hair Salon Tel: 01582 678710
Kingsland Skills and Enterprise Centre, Houghton Regis
Hair, Beauty and Alternative Therapies Salon Tel: 01582 861607
It’s not all hard work!
Student Union
If you are enrolled on a University of Luton course, you will be a member of the University’s Student Union, which entitles you to access a host of social activities. It’s an excellent place to get to know other students and take part in activities. For details of all their events, visit www.ulsu.co.uk.Part-time jobs at the Union are also available.
Social Days
Cross-college social days are also run for students on Higher Education programmes.
Sport and Leisure
Full-time students have access to certain facilities at the Dunstable Leisure Centre at specified times free of charge and at members' prices at other times.
College Policies
Equal Opportunities Policy
The college promotes equality of opportunity and seeks to respond positively
to the particular needs of all our students through:
• Identifying and removing unfair practices
• Fostering positive images of all groups
• Encouraging participation by all groups at all levels by recognising
barriers and striving to remove them
• Attempting to meet the particular needs of students and staff so
everyone has opportunities including part-time study, Open Learning
and courses starting outside the traditional college year.
Racial Equality
Dunstable College is working to promote racial equality and will actively tackle discrimination and promote equality of opportunity to all sectors of the community who access the College, whether to learn or work.
Disability Discrimination Statement
In accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Dunstable College
is committed to ensuring that disabled people, including those with a learning
disability are treated fairly. To achieve this aim the College is taking
all steps to make adjustment to ensure that learners, staff and visitors
with disabilities are not substantially disadvantaged in
comparison with their counterparts who are not disabled. Every student will
be given a Student Handbook, which presents the policy in full. A full copy
of the Disability DiscriminationStatement is available on request from the
Student Services Desk or by phone or e-mail: enquiries@dunstable.ac.uk
Child Protection
The College recognises its responsibility under the Child Protection Act and works to support those affected by these issues.
Information formats
Dunstable College wants its materials to be accessed by as many people
in its community as possible. For this reason, we will provide details of
our courses and all other information in this guide in alternative formats.
If you need to have Dunstable College information in other formats or languages,
please contact us:
Dunstable College, Kingsway, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4HG
Telephone: 01582 477776
Fax: 01582 478801, E-mail: enquiries@dunstable.ac.uk