CU Scarborough is a Higher Education institute owned and governed by Coventry University. CU Scarborough launched in 2015 and currently operates in the North Yorkshire coastal town, Scarborough.^[1]

The first cohort of students studied classes at the The Spa, Scarborough,^[2] before moving into a £14 million purpose-built campus in Scarborough.^[3] Facilities include a mock law court.^[4]

CU Scarborough is part of the Scarborough £50 million education and sport campus, with the neighbouring Sports Village operated by Everyone Active, offering an Olympic Legacy swimming pool, a four-court sports hall, a multi-activity room, 60-station fitness suite and a community football stadium home to Scarborough Athletic F.C.^[5]

CU Scarborough currently offers a diverse range of subjects. Students can study degree programmes, Foundation Years, Access to Higher Education courses or Degree Apprenticeships.^[6]

Degree subjects include:

• Acting
• Adult Nursing
• Business Management & Leadership
• Computing Science
• Counselling: Integrative Theory & Practice
• Cyber Security
• Early Childhood Development & Learning
• Electro-Mechanical Engineering
• Health & Social Care
• Law & Practice
• Learning Disabilities Nursing
• Mental Health Nursing
• Policing
• Primary Education & Teaching Studies
• Public Health & Community Studies

Foundation Year subjects include:

• Business
• Engineering
• Health & Social Care

Access to Higher Education courses are available in a range of courses, allowing people to re-enter education after time away, without traditional qualifications.^[7]

• Health & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences

In 2018, students at CU Scarborough celebrated their first graduation ceremony at an event held in the Grand Hall, at Scarborough Spa. Sir Alan Ayckbourn, CBE, received an Honorary Doctor of Letters (Hon DLitt) in recognition of his impact on theatre in Scarborough and his contributions to the creative industries.^[8]