[2] This membership is awarded to the higher performing further education colleges and training providers in the UK.

It is the largest provider of education and training in south Cumbria offering a wide range of vocational courses to its students.

The remodelled campus provides the people of Furness and South Cumbria with an educational environment where their experience of study will be related to the real world.

[citation needed] In August 2016, the college opened a new Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Centre on the Channelside campus[5] to accommodate its growing number of engineering students, including those studying on higher education courses.

The majority of students in Barrow choosing to study A levels now travel to Ulverston Victoria High School which has a good Ofsted rating.

Furness College offers a wide range of vocational courses which can be studied on a part-time or full-time basis.