St Helens College, founded in 1896, is based in the Merseyside and provides Further and Higher education. It has a status of Centre of vocational excellence. The academic programs may lead to qualifications like City and Guilds Qualifications, National Diplomas, National Awards, HND, HNC programmes, Honours and Foundation Degrees, National Certificates and NVQs. There are a number of entry level qualifications available and all the programs are conducted on full-time as well as part-time basis.