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Hastings College of Arts and Technology is a medium sized general further education college. The main campus is located at St. Leonards-on-Sea.

Other sites include a management centre and an international centre nearby, a residential conference centre in Battle and an adult education centre in Rye. It provides for all levels of ability up to higher national diploma level.

It is the only college in Sussex to be recognised as a centre of vocational excellence in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for business. 

The college's aims are to:

• Listen to existing and potential learners and, as a priority, focus on their needs as customers, seeking always to add value to the learning experience
  
  
• Engage closely with local employers and community groups so as to provide better and more relevant education and training for their needs
  
  
• Work positively and in partnership with others, including local schools, to foster lifelong learning
  
  
• Provide a wide range of high quality learning and progression opportunities from pre-foundation to higher education
  
  
• Build and sustain a reputation for outstanding vocational education and training
  
  
• Establish centres of excellence for key areas of its work and develop innovative learning solutions, particularly through the use of information communication technology
  
  
• Widen participation and increase access to enable individuals to maximise their life chances, paying particular attention to measures to promote equality and diversity and to the needs of students with learning difficulties and disabilities
  
  
• Make a significant contribution to the local economy, including the regeneration of Hastings and Rother and, in particular, continue to raise standards of educational achievement
  
  
• Encourage international understanding in particular by welcoming international students, for their benefit and for the benefit of the College and local community
  
  
• Aim for excellence in everything the college does and being committed to continuous quality improvement, in particular by empowering and developing the capabilities of all staff
  
  
• Work in an ethical, responsible and resource-effective way