ˈɔːl ɪts kˈoːɹsᵻz wɜːɹ ˈoʊpən tə stˈuːdənts fɹʌm ˌɛni dᵻnˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən ænd ðə kˈɑːlɪdʒ wʌz bˈɪldɪŋ ɐ ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ lˈeɪ θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə nˈæʃənəli ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd pˈæstɚɹəl kˈɛɹɚz kˈoːɹs, ænd pˈɑːɹtnɚʃˌɪps wɪð ˈʌðɚ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs dᵻnˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃənz ɔːɹ bˈɑːdiz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə ɹˈoʊmən kˈæθlɪk dɪoʊsˈiːz ʌv klˈɪftən ænd ðə bˈɛnɪdˌɪktiːn dˈaʊnsaɪd ˈæbi.
All its courses were open to students from any denomination and the college was building a reputation for lay theological education, including the nationally recognised Pastoral Carers' Course, and partnerships with other religious denominations or bodies including the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton and the Benedictine Downside Abbey.