The college offers courses in a wide range of subjects from hair and beauty to media studies, as well as apprenticeship programmes. It attracts British students from a 40-mile radius across the eastern region, and is also popular with overseas students studying English, often alongside other subjects. It is one of the largest providers of full-time further education for 16- to 19-year-olds in the region, with more than 4,000 full-time and 6,000 part-time students. Over 80 per cent of full-time students are aged 16 to 18 years old and come to the College after secondary school; the rest are mature students, studying on a range of Access to Higher Education and vocational programmes. Facilities include purpose-built art and design studios, a £9 million motor vehicle workshop, new hair and beauty salons, state-of-the-art catering kitchens and a modern, well equipped sports centre. Commercial hair and beauty salons, a restaurant and a bistro, all based at The Park at CRC, provide students work experience.