The programmes recruited 26 per cent of students from an ethnic minority background, a rise of four per cent on last year. In terms of age, the highest percentage of new students was in the over-34 age group, which represented almost 25 per cent of new students. For undergraduate programmes only, non-traditional students accounted for 63 per cent of those recruited.
The NYA carries out the annual monitoring of validated programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level in order to ensure the continuing quality of courses. It looks for evidence of course development and of student feedback to show that the programme is subject to continuous improvement.
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