Riverside College Halton (Riverside) is a medium-sized general further education college in Halton, Cheshire, serving the towns of Widnes and Runcorn. The college operates from three sites: Kingsway Campus, Cronton Sixth Form College, and CRMZ foundation studies centre. The newest building is the Hydrogen Training Centre which opened in March 2024. Leaders offer a range of vocational, A-level, apprenticeship, professional, and higher education courses. For school leavers, leaders offer around 50 vocational and technical courses at Kingsway from entry level to level 3 in a full range of subject areas. The largest numbers of enrolments are in high priority skills areas, including construction and engineering, and health and social care. At Cronton, leaders offer over 30 A-levels with mathematics, psychology and sociology the most popular subjects. They also teach vocational programmes from level 1 to 3, mostly at level 3. Although leaders offer T levels in health, and education and childcare, these courses started in September 2023 with low numbers of enrolments. Leaders offer three foundation studies pathways: pathway to independence, pathway to progression, and work ready to students with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Pathway to progression has routes in construction, catering, digital business, and mixed options. For adult students, leaders offer vocational, professional, short and access to higher education courses. The largest numbers study counselling, English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), access to higher education, construction and engineering, hair and beauty, and English and mathematics courses. The college provides 32 apprenticeships from levels 2 to 5. Most apprentices study standards-based apprenticeships at levels 2 and 3. The largest numbers follow apprenticeships in engineering technician, installation and maintenance electrician, business administrator, carpentry and joinery, senior healthcare support worker, metal fabricator, painter and decorator, bricklayer and hairdressing professional. At the time of the inspection, just over 3,640 students were studying education programmes for young people, with almost two-thirds studying programmes at level 3 or above. There were 2,016 students on adult learning programmes studying from entry level to level 4, and 458 apprentices following apprenticeships. There were 146 students for whom the college receives high needs funding. Leaders subcontract a small proportion of their provision to two providers who offer specialist provision for the hardest to reach young students, and for adults in employability, customer service, and support in schools. The college does not provide Skills Bootcamps.