In August 2018, East Coast College merged with Lowestoft Sixth Form College. The merged college has retained the name East Coast College and has two main campuses. Most of the learning is based in Suffolk at the Lowestoft campus where the sixth form college is based. The other campus is in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. The college serves coastal and rural communities in Suffolk and Norfolk. The college offers courses in all subject areas. At the time of inspection, most students were on education programmes for young people. There are approximately 2,500 of these students and around half study at level 3. There are around 1,100 adult learners and approximately half study foundation level qualifications. Apprenticeships is the smallest provision type. There are approximately 640 apprentices studying mainly framework-based apprenticeships. The apprenticeship offer reflects local priorities for engineering, manufacturing technologies and construction. Other apprenticeships are in business administration, supported teaching and learning, hairdressing and hospitality. Ninety-six students enrolled at the college are in receipt of high needs funding.