Student experiences of foundation degrees in further and higher education

Figures & data

Table 1 Number of foundation degree students, by year and mode of study at HEIs and FECs in England.

Academic year	Full-time	Part-time	Total	% full-time
2001–02	2,530	1,795	4,320	59%
2002–03	6,295	6,015	12,310	51%
2003–04	12,240	11,710	23,945	51%
2004–05	19,780	18,040	37,820	52%
2005–06	26,910	19,870	46,780	58%
2006–07	33,855	26,725	60,580	56%
2007–08	40,875	31,125	72,000	57%
2008–09	48,340	38,685	87,025	56%
2009–10	56,840	42,635	99,475	57%

Table 2 Numbers of entrants, 2004–05 to 2008–09 of foundation degree entrants at HEIs and FECs in England.

Year of entry	Number of entrants	% increase from previous year
2004–05	19,585	-
2005–06	26,930	38%
2006–07	33,735	25%
2007–08	40,770	21%
2008–09	47,495	16%

Table 3 HEIs and FECs in England involved with foundation degree provision 2001–2007.

	Pre-1992 HEIs	Post-1992 HEIs	FECs
Academic year	Number	Proportion of total	Number	Proportion of total	Number	Proportion of total	Total number of institutions
2001–02	13	13%	37	38%	47	48%	97
2002–03	13	9%	46	31%	88	60%	147
2003–04	11	5%	57	25%	160	70%	228
2004–05	19	6%	64	19%	254	75%	337
2005–06	22	6%	71	20%	260	74%	353
2006–07	24	7%	70	19%	275	75%	369

Table 4 Participating institutions, course pathways and the number of participants in the project.

FD course (onsite/offsite)	Institution (FEC/HEI)	‘Top-up’ institution and Honours course	Focus group numbers
			Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Alumni
Tourism Management (offsite)	City College Plymouth (FEC)	University of Plymouth, BA Tourism Management	6	3	-	-
Tourism Management (offsite)	Weston College, Weston-super-Mare (FEC)	Bath Spa University, BSc Tourism Management	7	6	2	2
Development Geography (onsite)	Bath Spa University (post-1992 HEI)	Bath Spa University, BSc Geography	6	2	3	-
		Total	19	11	5	2