The College is a centre of excellence in education and training for the communities, working in partnership to achieve success. The College is situated in the North-West of England and provides further education in the Pendle district of Lancashire. Nelson and Colne has two sites at Barrowford Road and Reedyford. It offers a variety of courses from traditional qualifications such as GCSEs and A levels, in subjects such as Maths, English and Sciences, to vocational accreditations, such as NVQs in Hairdressing, Engineering and other disciplines.