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Data produced by the Association of Colleges for 2020/21 reveals that there were 162 FE colleges on OfS register of HE providers, delivering HE courses to 118,000 students. Of these students:
- 31,000 were under the age of 21
- 22,000 were aged between 21 and 24
- 65,000 were aged 25+.
The AoC data also shows that FE colleges deliver:
- 84% of Higher National Certificates (Level 4)
- 66% of Higher National Diplomas (Level 5)
- 67% of Foundation Degrees (Level 5)