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Records available in the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

Prior to 1992

Luton College of Higher Education/Luton Technical College

Most undergraduate degrees were conferred by Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA).

We cannot produce certificates or transcripts.

We may have exam board records or student files, but not across all subjects, in which case we may be able to produce a letter of verification of award/study. Please email the student information desk: sid@beds.ac.uk

For duplicate certificates please contact

CNAA Aftercare Service
Open ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Validation Services
The Open ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

T: +44 (0)1908 332852
F: +44 (0)1908 332841

All HNDs HNCs BTEC awards prior to 1992 were conferred by other awarding bodies which may no longer exist but whose records are managed by Edexcel/Pearson.

We cannot produce certificates or transcripts.

We may have exam board records or student files, but not across all subjects, in which case we may be able to produce a letter of verification of award/study. Please email the student information desk: sid@beds.ac.uk

For duplicate certificates please contact

For City and Guilds qualifications please contact

Post-1992

Prior to 2006 De Montfort ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ at Polhill campus, Bedford

Please contact De Montfort who hold the record archive for the years 1994 to 2006.

1993–2006 ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Luton

If awarded prior to 2006, please confirm we can produce certificates or transcripts by emailing the student information desk first: sid@beds.ac.uk

If awarded after 2006 we should be able to produce all certificates or transcripts from this period. These can be purchased via

In most cases we should be able to confirm study but we cannot guarantee to be able to produce a transcript. If we can confirm dates of study and attendance we can produce a confirmation of study letter.

2006 to present ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

We should be able to produce all certificates or transcripts from this period.

History of the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½

• 1882 - Bedford Training College was founded in Bromham Road, then moved to The Crescent Bedford
• 1903 - Bedford Physical Training College was founded in Lansdowne Road
• 1904 - Luton Modern School was founded behind Park Street
• 1908 - Luton Modern School and Technical Institute moved to ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Square
• 1919 - Female pupils moved to the new Luton High School for Girls in Alexandra Avenue
• 1937 - The Technical Institute at ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Square was renamed Luton Technical College
• 1938 - Male pupils moved to the new Luton Grammar School in Bradgers Hill Road (which was to become Luton Sixth Form College in 1956)
• 1958 - The secondary Technical School moved to Barnfield Avenue (later to become Barnfield College) Luton Technical College became Luton College of Technology
• 1969 - Bedford Training College moves from The Crescent to Polhill AvenueÌý
• 1976 - Luton College of Technology merged with Putteridge Bury College of Education to become Luton College of Higher Education
  Bedford Training College merged with Bedford Physical Training College and Bedford Further Education College to become Bedford College of Higher Education
• 1994 - Bedford College of Higher Education becomes part of De Montfort ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
• 1993 - Luton College of Higher Education becomes the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Luton
• 2006 - The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Luton merges with DMU's Bedford campus to become the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½