Stonebridge Associated Colleges students have the option of receiving study materials via the post office or online. Students receive the same materials no matter which delivery system they choose. They then study on their own schedule, completing question papers at the end of each unit. Each unit requires approximately three to six hours of study time, plus another one to two hours to complete the question paper that demonstrates what they learned in the unit. Question papers range from multiple choice tests to short essays. All students are assigned a tutor for each course. Optional hands-on training, in which the student receives on-the-job practical experience and training, is available for many Stonebridge courses.
Stonebridge Associated Colleges offers courses of study leading to certification and professional accreditation in many fields. Programs focus on vocational training for teaching assistants, air travel workers (including flight attendants), bookkeepers and payroll accountants, e-business entrepreneurs, social workers, and massage therapists, among others. Other fields of study include the beauty industry, with courses on skin and nail care; counseling, with courses in child psychology and life skills coaching; health, with courses in foot health and nutrition; and criminology.
Stonebridge Associated Colleges is registered with the United Kingdom Register of Learning Providers. It is a member of the Association for Coaching, the British Association of Counsellors, the British Institute for Learning and Development, the International Association for Distance Learning, and the American Holistic Health Association. Stonebridge students, upon completion of the appropriate course of study, are eligible to join the British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmology, the Federation of Holistic Therapists, or the General Hypnotherapy Register. Stonebridge is a registered center with the Complementary Medical Association and the NCFE, and an accredited training college for the Guild of Professional Beauty Therapists, the Society for Holistic Therapists and Coaches, the World Certification Institute, and the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Stonebridge is also affiliated with the Affiliation of Ethical and Professional Therapists, Cache, the Fitness Industry Association, the Register for Foot Health Professionals, the General Hypnotherapy Council, and the University for Industry. It also offers certification for Microsoft Certified Software Engineers.
Prospective students may enroll with the Stonebridge Associated Colleges at any time of the year, for any course. There is no time limit to complete any given course, and students may work at their own pace. All courses are open to all students without prior qualification, though some individual courses may have prerequisites within the Stonebridge system. Students wishing to take more than two courses at the same time may enroll in study plans that allow for discounted or free courses over the period of a year.