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At Our College - Facilities

There are many reasons why South Kent College should be your first choice when it comes to choosing your route to a future career or better job prospects.

SKC offers a wide range of qualifications at every level, and has a large is a pleasant place to learn and progress.

Dover Learning Centre

Learning Centres

Our Multimedia Learning Centres are open to all students of South Kent College for study and research, with the benefit of: An extensive library and study areas; computer bays with internet and student intranet access; local and national newspapers, professional magazines, cd-roms, etc.

View the Learning Centres’ opening hours

Ashford Learning Centre
Monday 8.45am-7.30pm
Tuesday 8.45am-5.00pm
Wednesday 8.45am-7.30pm
Thursday 8.45am-7.30pm
Friday 8.45am-4.15pm
Ashford School of Art and Design Library (Henwood)
Monday 10.00am - 2.45pm
Tuesday 10.00am - 1.30pm
Wednesday 10.00am - 1.00pm, 1.30pm - 3.15pm
Thursday 10.00am - 1.30pm
Friday 10.00am - 2.45pm
Dover Learning Centre
Monday 8.45am-7.30pm
Tuesday 8.45am-5.00pm
Wednesday 8.45am-5.00pm
Thursday 8.45am-5.00pm
Friday 8.45am-4.15pm
Folkestone Learning Centre
Monday 8.45am-5.00pm
Tuesday 8.45am-7.30pm
Wednesday 8.45am-5.00pm
Thursday 8.45am-7.30pm
Friday 8.45am-4.15pm

During holidays, the Folkestone Learning Centre is open during office hours. Dover (01304 244344) and Ashford (01233 655573) are also usually open but you should check by phone before coming.

Unique

Unique Hair and Beauty Salons

At South Kent College, we have our own UNIQUE Hair and Beauty salon on each campus, open to students, staff and to the public.

There is a large choice of treatments and services carried out by trainee stylists, beauty therapists and massage therapists under the full supervision of highly qualified teaching staff.

Find out more about Unique Hair and Beauty Salons.

Kingsnorth Restaurant

The Kingsnorth Restaurant

Enjoy gourmet lunch or themed dinners at the Kingsnorth Restaurant, a restaurant open term-time to the public on the Folkestone campus.

The Kingsnorth Restaurant offers a licensed bar and delicious food at great prices, prepared and served by advanced catering and hospitality students under the supervision of experienced staff.

Find out more about the Kingsnorth Restaurant and the upcoming theme nights.

The refectory

Refectory

Each campus at South Kent College has a refectory open to students and staff, where they can enjoy a wide choice of freshly prepared dishes cooked and served by fellow students in catering at irresistible prices.

Breakfast is served from 8.30 am and lunch from 11.30am.

Food and Go

These friendly outlets are open all day on each campus to offer a wide range of hot and cold snacks, sandwiches, salads, soups, crisps, fruit and drinks.

The Fitness Zone

The Fitness Zone - Gym

Staying fit has never been easier!

The Fitness Zone is a well-equipped gym situated at the Folkestone campus of South Kent College open to students, staff and the general public.

It is now offering monthly membership from an unbelievable £14. For this price you get unlimited access to the gym facilities and free parking.

Visit the Fitness Zone webpage for full information on pricing, opening hours and location.

matrix

Advice and Guidance

South Kent College has a team of matrix-accredited Educational and Career Guidance Advisers in Ashford, Dover and Folkestone. They are at the disposal of prospective and current students to give them impartial, thorough, professional and FREE advice.

Call 0845 207 8220 to book your appointment.

Pastoral tutor with a student

Pastoral Tutoring

At South Kent College, each student has a Pastoral Tutor. Students can discuss any problem with them, review their progress and plan for the next steps. Pastoral Tutors are part of a service designed to help students overcome all possible barriers to learning.

Hire our Facilities

At South Kent College we have spacious, bright and well equipped accommodation for you to hire.

Our meeting rooms can cater for up to 25 delegates boardroom style and 40 delegates theatre style. We also have computer suites equipped with PCs with a range of software packages and Internet access. Training on the various IT packages is available from the College. Alternatively you can hire our facilities for your own customised training programmes.

The majority of our rooms have overhead projector screens and whiteboards as standard. Additional equipment such as laptops, data projectors, televisions, video recorders and video cameras can be hired at extremely reasonable rates.

For further information contact Sadie Scott on 01233 655505, or email sadie.scott@southkent.ac.uk