Have you seen our excellent facilities?
We have some of the best facilities for agriculture students including:
If you have a passion for animals and their welfare, a varied and exciting career within the animal management sector could be super rewarding! You can make a real difference to the lives of animals including pets, working animals, livestock and wildlife.
You will need to have empathy and excellent communication skills. You will also need to have good time management and observation skills, be highly adaptable and be able to work well in a team.
You'll study this subject full-time at Kirkley Hall Campus and you will have access to Zoological gardens with over 200 species of animals, our on-site working farm, dog grooming parlour, dog kennels, laboratories for animal dissection and access to online resources including ZIMS and Vet Logic systems.
We work with the following employers to help you gain real work skills: Falconry Days, LK9, K9 Camp and Tail Wags Limited, Edinburgh Zoo, Great North Museum.
pass rate on our agriculture, horticulture and animal care courses
We have some of the best facilities for agriculture students including:
Zoological Gardens with over 200 species of animals
Two working farms - Kirkley Hall in Ponteland, and Carlcroft in the Cheviot Hills
Dog grooming parlour and kennels
Laboratories for animal dissection
Access to online recourses including ZIMS and Vet Logic systems
Aspiring chefs Scott Anderson and Faith Sharples have netted a place in the Grand Final of the highly acclaimed Seafood Chef of the Year Finals
May 12, 2022
Northumberland College student Lucy Whitehead has reached the Grand Final of the Young Horticulturist of the Year competition.
May 11, 2022
Students were recently challenged to create an innovative logo that would be used as part of an exciting new safeguarding and wellbeing initiative
May 9, 2022