Mid Cheshire College
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Mid Cheshire College is a further education
college
. Its main campus is in the village of Hartford, Cheshire
. John Reilly is the college principal. He joined the college in 2002 after leaving the Tameside College
in East Manchester
where he was Director of Development. The college performed exceptionally well in its last Ofsted
inspection in 2008, graded as outstanding / Grade 1 in all areas. The college has also been awarded LSIS Beacon status, the highest accolade in the FE sector. The college has approximately 9,000 students.
and the Manchester Metropolitan University
. Subjects include business management, fashion, and information technology. The college promotes continuing education, too, and offers a number of adult courses, and return-to-work and study courses. The college also awards Access to Higher Education Diplomas
, which enable adults with no or few qualifications the opportunity to go on to study at university.
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
. Its main campus is in the village of Hartford, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
. John Reilly is the college principal. He joined the college in 2002 after leaving the Tameside College
Tameside College
Tameside College is a further education college located in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England.The college offers a range of courses for students from Ashton-under-Lyne and the surrounding area. These courses include NVQs, BTECs, Apprenticeships and Access courses...
in East Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
where he was Director of Development. The college performed exceptionally well in its last Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspection in 2008, graded as outstanding / Grade 1 in all areas. The college has also been awarded LSIS Beacon status, the highest accolade in the FE sector. The college has approximately 9,000 students.
Courses
The college offers a wide variety of academic and vocational courses including BTEC National Diplomas, BTEC First Diplomas and National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ). Subjects include art and design, beauty therapy, cookery, civil engineering, plumbing, and brickwork. The college also offers foundation degrees accredited by the University of ChesterUniversity of Chester
The University of Chester is a public research university located in Chester, United Kingdom. The University, based on a main campus in Chester and a smaller campus in Warrington, offers a range of foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as well as undertaking academic research.Chester...
and the Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester Metropolitan University is a university in North West England. Its headquarters and central campus is in the city of Manchester, but there are outlying facilities in the county of Cheshire. It is the third largest university in the United Kingdom in terms of student numbers, behind the...
. Subjects include business management, fashion, and information technology. The college promotes continuing education, too, and offers a number of adult courses, and return-to-work and study courses. The college also awards Access to Higher Education Diplomas
Access course
The Access to Higher Education Diploma is a qualification which prepares students - usually mature students, although the minimum age to be able to study for an access diploma is actually nineteen - for study as an undergraduate at university...
, which enable adults with no or few qualifications the opportunity to go on to study at university.
Campuses
The site has three main sites:- Hartford campus, the main campus, located in Hartford, offers an extensive range of courses from art and design to travel and tourism;
- London Road, the location for photography and fashion courses, situated on the A533 road between NorthwichNorthwichNorthwich is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies in the heart of the Cheshire Plain, at the confluence of the rivers Weaver and Dane...
and DavenhamDavenhamDavenham is a rural village and civil parish approximately south of the town of Northwich, part of the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It has a population of 5,655. The village is close to the A556 and A533 roads and both the River Dane and...
, and; - Winsford campus, the main centre for health and social care, child care, adult learning, and public uniformed services, situated in the centre of WinsfordWinsfordWinsford is a town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It lies on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich, and grew around the salt mining industry after the river was canalised in the...
.