Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many students who completed access courses secured places on nursing degrees in each of the last three years.
The number of students who entered nursing degrees at English Higher Education Institutions having previously completed Access Courses is recorded by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and has been provided in the table.
Full-time Undergraduate Entrants to Nursing by Highest Qualification on Entry | ||
English Higher Education Institutions | ||
Academic Years 2012/13 to 2014/15 | ||
Academic Year | Entrants who had completed Access Courses | Total entrants |
2012/13 | 4,275 | 21,510 |
2013/14 | 4,925 | 22,920 |
2014/15 | 5,515 | 23,310 |
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Source: BIS Analysis of HESA Student Record |