UK Based Academic Partners
University of Chester acts as the validating institution for programmes that are partially or wholly delivered by a partner organisation, and which lead to an award of the University.
N.B. All programmes listed have been approved for delivery by the partner organisation, however, this does not mean that a programme will run in any given academic year.
| Name & Location of Partner | Partnership Established |
| Barefoot Coaching, Derbyshire | 2009 |
| Cheshire Approved Mental Health Professional Partnership | 2006 |
| CPD Solutions, Cheshire | 2017 |
| Diocese of Chester, Cheshire | 1999 |
| In>pd, Greater Manchester | 2018 |
| Irish Baptist College, Northern Ireland | 2010 |
| Kings Evangelical Divinity School | 2010 |
| Missio Dei, Salford | 2011 |
| Mountbatten Programmes, London | 2014 |
| PDF Community Enterprise CIC, London | 2020 |
| Reaseheath College, Cheshire | 1997 |
| Regents Theological College, West Malvern | 2011 |
| Simplyendo, Altrincham | 2007 |
| St Helen’s College | 2012 |
| Tameside College | 2012 |
| The Hammond, Chester | 2015 |
| The Light College, Chester | 2006 |
| Westminster Theological Centre (WTC) | 2010 |
| Wirral Metropolitan College, Wirral | 2002 |
| Wrexham Glyndwr University | 2015 |
Non-UK Based Academic Partners
University of Chester acts as the validating institution for programmes that are partially or wholly delivered by a partner organisation, and which lead to an award of the University
N.B. All programmes listed have been approved for delivery by the partner organisation, however, this does not mean that a programme will run in any given academic year.
| Name & Location of Partner | Partnership Established |
| Florence Institute of Design International | 2012 |
| University College Isle of Man (including Keyll Darree education and training centre) | 1997 |
| Further Learning Group, Republic of Ireland | 2020 |
Progression-Articulation Agreements
| Name and Location of Partner | Partnership Established |
| Beijing Foreign Studies University, China | 2021 |
| College for International Cooperative Programs Shanghai International Studies University, China | 2016 |
| Guangxi Normal University | 2021 |
| School of International Education, Renmin University of China | 2013 |
| South-Central University for the Nationalities, China | 2019 |
| Universitat Bayreuth, Germany | 2007 |
| Xi'an International Studies University, China | 2016 |
| Xi’an University of Science and Technology, China | 2019 |
Withdrawn Academic Partners
Partnerships with the following organisations have now come to an end and there will therefore be no further recruitment to the approved programmes. The University will continue to work with the organisations until existing students have completed their programme.