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Overview
Applications and admissions at Bolton are soaring. One of the smaller universities in this guide, it serves its immediate area and the wider North West region (from which four-fifths of its students hail) with distinction. With applications pushing 9,000 for admission last September – a 20% rise on the previous year – Bolton hit a new record, and broke another with admissions rising above 2,000 for the first time. The opening of the Bolton College of Medical Sciences next year will considerably enhance the university’s healthcare offering, already one of its strongest suits. It will provide a gateway into healthcare for students at all levels, offering skills-based learning in a live hospital environment at the Royal Bolton Hospital. The university has more niche degree offerings covering special effects and motorsport engineering. Although around one in seven fail to complete their courses, this is partly a reflection of the shot at higher education that Bolton gives to students who might not get the chance elsewhere. The university has scored consistently highly in recent National Student Surveys, indicating a high degree of satisfaction on campus with what Bolton has to offer.
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Paying the bills
Bolton provides a compact range of non-means-tested support to military service veterans (£500 per academic year to a maximum of £1,500), care-experienced students (£1,000 per year to a maximum of £3,000) and those progressing to Bolton from one of the university’s partner schools and colleges (Bolton College, Bolton University Collegiate School and Alliance Learning) who get £500 per year for a maximum of three years. Those in hardship can seek support from the Bolton Student Support Fund, which can pay out up to £3,000 to a full-time undergraduate, dependent on circumstances. The university does not own or manage any student accommodation but endorses rooms in the Orlando Student Village. There are just under 400 available. Although the weekly prices are reasonable, ranging from £135 to £145, the long tenancy contract of 47 weeks pushes the annual cost to between £6,345 and £6,815 per year, putting the minimum fee well above the level seen in the vast majority of universities.
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What’s new?
The Bolton College of Medical Sciences is due to open in time for September 2024 entry. The facility will be based at the Royal Bolton Hospital and is a partnership between the university, Bolton College, Bolton Council and the local NHS Trust. It will offer a direct entry route into healthcare careers including nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy and nutrition, and will provide opportunities for learners from the age of 16 right up to existing professionals and practitioners who want to upskill. Courses will be co-delivered and assessed by clinicians at the Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring learners have the skills necessary to move seamlessly into clinical roles on completion of their courses. Several new degree options will be introduced from next September, including four BSc computer science degrees with and without foundation and placement years; a BSc in artificial intelligence with or without a foundation year; a BSc in virtual, augmented and mixed realities; a BA or BSc in user experience and user interface design with or without a foundation year; and a BSc in renewable energy engineering.
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Admissions, teaching and student support
The Life Lounge, based on the main campus of the university, is the focus of Bolton’s mental health and wellbeing provision. It offers counselling, a cognitive behavioural therapy clinic, and the services of mental health advisers to support students with severe or enduring needs. The advisers also work closely with students who have disclosed needs to the university on application or during their studies, so that adjustments can be put in place to help them progress and achieve academically. The university does not make contextual offers to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, but it tells us it has a “holistic programme of support and initiatives to help all our students to reach higher education, succeed during their time with us, and go on to find graduate-level roles”. Bolton’s teaching delivery model post-pandemic is called Campus Plus, which takes the form of predominantly in-person delivery with some online lectures and resources to support that.