Doncaster Education City (or DEC) is a £90 million higher and further education facility in Doncaster

Doncaster

Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...

, South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...

, England

England

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. The centrepiece of the project is a new purpose-built campus in the centre of the town nicknamed The Hub.

DEC is a joint project between Doncaster College

Doncaster College

Doncaster College is a further and higher education college in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. It comprises two campuses, which are known as "The Hub" and the "University Centre".-Staff and students:...

, Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, the South Yorkshire Learning and Skills Council

Learning and Skills Council

The Learning and Skills Council was a non-departmental public body jointly sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Children, Schools and Families in England...

 and Yorkshire Forward.

Existing facilities

Doncaster's higher and further educational needs are currently served by Doncaster College

Doncaster College

Doncaster College is a further and higher education college in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. It comprises two campuses, which are known as "The Hub" and the "University Centre".-Staff and students:...

. Doncaster College has two campuses - The Hub and the University Centre, Doncaster.

University Centre

Historically, degree courses have been available at the college, which are accredited by local universities such as the University of Hull

University of Hull

The University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...

. In 2004, Doncaster College designated its High Melton campus as University Centre, with the aim of offering more degree courses, again with support from the University of Hull.

The future

The aim of the project is to have a University College, Doncaster by 2009, and by 2012 have a University of Doncaster.

External links

• Doncaster Education City
• Doncaster College
• Yorkshire Forward - The Regional Development Agency for Yorkshire & Humber