Why study at Ruskin?

• Ruskin College provides a second chance for adults to study, to achieve qualifications, to pursue enthusiasms and to enjoy education.
• Ruskin College has a proud one hundred years history of educating adult students from the working class, and from socially and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, including supporters and activists from voluntary organisations and progressive social movements.
• Ruskin College offers students the chance of continuing on to degree level study and gaining entry to new careers.
• Ruskin College offers a friendly residential community, with the company of students from all over Britain and many parts of the world, who help each other learn.
• Ruskin College is a lively college with a tradition of attracting students who have a keen sense of social justice and a desire to serve the community.
• Teaching is carried out in tutorials as well as in seminars and lectures, with careful guidance from a staff with years of experience of working with adult students.
• Ruskin College offers a choice from a range of courses designed to suit the needs of adult students.
• Study skills help is provided in all aspects of study techniques from written and oral communication to computer literacy.
• Ruskin College has up-to-date computer facilities, which are available throughout the week, including weekends.
• Ruskin College is home to a modern, purpose-built college library with a well-stocked collection of over 40,000 volumes.
• Studying at Ruskin College provides students with the advantages of Oxford: the city, the University, its libraries, teachers, social life, colleges and universities.
• There are great sports and leisure facilities within Oxford. The University Sports Centre has squash courts and a gymnasium. The city is well served by cinemas, theatres and a variety of musical venues. Rock and jazz flourish in many of the pubs close to the College and there is a wealth of classical music events. There are several museums and art galleries within the city.
• Accommodation at Ruskin College comprises of single study/bedrooms - in the centre of Oxford or on a peaceful campus three miles away in Headington. Some family accommodation is available.
• Adult Education Bursaries are available for full-time Certificate of Higher Education students which provide free tuition and a maintenance grant. Some supplementary scholarships are also available for members of trade unions and other organisations. 
• Ruskin College is committed to equal opportunities. We see discrimination, direct or indirect, as unjust, unfair and distressing to those against whom it is directed. Ruskin welcomes all those seeking to create a more equal and humane society.
  Ruskin College has established links with Universities to provide progression into higher education.
• At Ruskin College there is an active Students Union which promotes and supports the interests of Ruskin students, co-ordinates activities for students and sponsors groups and societies within the College. Students are also eligible to join the Oxford Union, Oxford University clubs and societies offering a wealth of sporting, theatrical, musical and political activities.
• Ruskin College is one of the liveliest venues for literary and political meetings in Oxford. We have visiting speakers, music evenings and creative writing and poetry readings.