HC Deb 01 May 1974 vol 872 c481W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish the number of students reading engineering in universities, colleges of further education and polytechnics for all levels of degree, diploma, National Certi-

1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 (Provisional)
1. Universities in Great Britain
Degree and post-graduate coures
Full-time 34,062 35,291 36,292 36,943 36,183
Part-time 2,980 2,744 2,125 2,362 2,274
2. Colleges of Further Education in Englandand Wales
Degree and post-graduate courses
Full-time 7,891 8,784 9,446 9,889 10,567
Part-time 445 475 318 337 413
Other courses
Full-time 39,583 42,059 41,521 41,070 41,257
Part-time 498,077 486,223 461,369 431,632 412,580
3. Polytechnics only (also included in (2)above)
Degree and post-graduate courses
Full-time 9,170* 9,137 9,859
Part-time 310* 250 374
Other courses
Full-time 8,568* 8,900 7,880
Part-time 34,146* 27,490 24,375
=Not available.
* Estimated.