New College Durham
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New College Durham is a college
of further and higher education in County Durham
, England
. It was founded in 1977 as a result of a merger between Neville's Cross College of Education and Durham Technical College. The college operated on two main sites near the city of Durham: Neville's Cross
and Framwellgate Moor
. The site at Framwellgate Moor opened in 1957 and was extended in 1970, the site houses the bulk of the college's further education (FE) provision, whilst the Neville's Cross site, an ex-college of education site built in the 1920s, houses most of the higher education (HE) provision.
In the academic year 1999-2000, the college enrolled 8,270 FE students, of whom 1,877 were full-time, and 1,934 HE students, of whom 675 were full-time. Business and management was offered on the Neville's Cross Campus until 2004.
In 2002, the college was given planning permission to build a new £37 million campus at Framwellgate Moor. This meaning the HE campus at Neville's Cross will close then be moved to Framwellgate Moor. Construction work began in 2003 with the new buildings being constructed around the old buildings, when the new buildings were completed then work began to demolish the old buildings. The first phase was opened and completed in September 2004 with the second phase opened in September 2005 whilst the final landscaping was finally completed in October.
New College Durham is a college
College
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of further and higher education in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, England
England
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. It was founded in 1977 as a result of a merger between Neville's Cross College of Education and Durham Technical College. The college operated on two main sites near the city of Durham: Neville's Cross
Neville's Cross
Neville's Cross is a place in County Durham, in England. It is situated on the A167 trunk road to the west of the centre of Durham.The area is primarily residential, although there is a newsagent, some public houses and a primary school located there...
and Framwellgate Moor
Framwellgate Moor
Framwellgate Moor is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England. It is situated to the north of Durham, and is adjacent to Pity Me and Newton Hall. It has a population of 5,404....
. The site at Framwellgate Moor opened in 1957 and was extended in 1970, the site houses the bulk of the college's further education (FE) provision, whilst the Neville's Cross site, an ex-college of education site built in the 1920s, houses most of the higher education (HE) provision.
In the academic year 1999-2000, the college enrolled 8,270 FE students, of whom 1,877 were full-time, and 1,934 HE students, of whom 675 were full-time. Business and management was offered on the Neville's Cross Campus until 2004.
In 2002, the college was given planning permission to build a new £37 million campus at Framwellgate Moor. This meaning the HE campus at Neville's Cross will close then be moved to Framwellgate Moor. Construction work began in 2003 with the new buildings being constructed around the old buildings, when the new buildings were completed then work began to demolish the old buildings. The first phase was opened and completed in September 2004 with the second phase opened in September 2005 whilst the final landscaping was finally completed in October.
Notable alumni
- John Cummings, LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
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(Durham Technical College)