Lakes College is a further education

Further education

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 institute located at Lillyhall, West Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

, England

England

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, between the towns of Workington

Workington

Workington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport...

 and Whitehaven

Whitehaven

Whitehaven is a small town and port on the coast of Cumbria, England, which lies equidistant between the county's two largest settlements, Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness, and is served by the Cumbrian Coast Line and the A595 road...

.

The college offers courses to students from Allerdale

Allerdale

Allerdale is a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with borough status. Its council is based in Workington and the borough has a population of 93,492 according to the 2001 census....

, Copeland and the surrounding areas. These courses include NVQs, BTEC

Business And Technology Education Council (BTEC)

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s, Diplomas

14–19 Diploma

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 and Access course

Access course

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s, as well as HNC

Higher National Certificate

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s, HND

Higher National Diploma

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s and Foundation Degree

Foundation degree

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In 2011 the College began construction on a £1.2m extension that will increase provision for students aged 14-19 as well as facilities for students with learning difficulties or disabilities. The centre is due to be opened in September

External links

• Lakes College West Cumbria homepage