Community, Adult & Further Education
There are plenty of opportunities for both school leavers and adults to participate in further education in the Wealden/East Sussex area. A variety of academic and vocational courses are provided by further education establishments ranging from local colleges to universities.
Learn Direct (external link)
If you're in full time employment, day-release or evening learning may not be possible for you. Instead, you could create a personal learning facility at a Learn Direct Centre. Two local colleges offer these facilities:
These colleges offer a range of general courses in addition to the Learn Direct facility.
City College (external link)
This college in Brighton and Hove is a large multi-site further education establishment offering a wide range of academic, vocational, further education and leisure courses.
Plumpton College (external link)
For those people who are interested in pursuing courses in farming, agriculture etc Plumpton College is a land-based further education establishment college that offers full and part-time courses at a variety of levels, up to and including degrees.
Universities in East Sussex
Brighton University
Brighton university is more of a multi-site university based in and around Brighton and again it offers a wide range of interdisciplinary study facilities
University of Sussex
Based at Flamer the University of Sussex is a centre for interdisciplinary study and world class research.




