Foundation Degrees were introduced to encourage more people into higher education. Some are based around existing employment while others are focussed on equipping students with the knowledge and skills to get into specific areas of the job market. Cirencester College is forming part of a pattern seen across the country with students increasingly likely to choose to study locally for all or part of their HE programmes. The most common option is to do a foundation degree for 1-2 years at a local college and then progress onto the 2^nd or 3^rd year of a degree programme at a linked university.