| Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) | |
| Coordinates: | 51.2639°N -1.0972°W |
| Type: | Further education college |
| Head Label: | Principal |
| Head: | Anthony Bravo [1] |
| Address: | Worting Road |
| City: | Basingstoke |
| County: | Hampshire |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Postcode: | RG21 8TN |
| Local Authority: | Hampshire County Council |
| Gender: | Coeducational |
| Lower Age: | 16+ |
| Website: | http://www.bcot.ac.uk/ |
Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) is a further education college in Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom.[2] The college is located in the centre of Basingstoke on Worting Road, and consists of three campus buildings: North, South, and STEM. The college is listed as a Centre of Vocational Excellence[3] in certain areas, and was rated as 'Good' by Ofsted in 2016.[4]
BCoT offers a wide range of vocational courses and qualifications on both a full-time and part-time basis. The courses are broken down into subject areas which include:
BCoT is well known for its wide range of industry-standard facilities which includes an in-house restaurant, known as The Restaurant at BCoT.[5] Renovated in July 2012, the Restaurant at BCoT is open to the public and provides students with the chance to learn and gain experience in a professional environment.
Evolve Salon[6] is BCoT's on-site training salon, which is also open to the public and is run by the Beauty Therapy and Hair and Barbering department. Opened in 2017, the Mike Taylor Barbering College[7] is a training barbers for barbering students which is also open to the public and run in partnership with leading UK barber Mike Taylor.
As well as a restaurant, salon and barbers, the College also has an Animal Discover Centre, air cabin crew training room, onsite professional nursery[8] (which is open to the public), a library, gym, science labs, large automotive workshop, three engineering workshops, lecture theatre and dedicated Art and Design studios.
Students are able to buy hot and cold food from an in-house catering outlet known as Taste BCoT who operate a refectory on the South Campus and a cafe on the North Campus.
Students have access to an onsite professional counsellor, nurse, careers centre and English and Maths support hub, as well as a dedicated personal tutor.[9]