Stockport College
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Stockport College is a large educational institute providing further education
and Higher Education
to those age over 15. It has a well-established history and plays a major role in providing educational opportunities for the community including school leavers, businesses and overseas students.
The college has academic and vocational courses from pre-GCSE to degree level. It is a major provider of post 16 education and training in Stockport
and a key regional and national centre for a range of specialist courses.
The college merged with North Area College on 1st Jan 2006. At this time Stockport college was a struggling business and the integration of North Area was seen as a financial lifeline for Stockport college. The merged operation is a £30million business across two sites although it is intended the sell of the land acquired from North Area College as the merger was only ever intended to boost Stockport college's finances. it was also renamed Stockport College at the same time as a result of the merger, being formerly known as Stockport College of Further and Higher Education. They are also about to embark on a £100 million property redevelopment at the town centre campus and has recently acquired the former St Thomas Hospital, due for completion in 2011. The project was recently given the go ahead by the Learning and Skills Council
, with building work on phase 1, consisting of new construction engineering workshops due for completion in 2010 having commenced in Spring 2008, work on phase 2, which will form the bulk of the project including a new college hub is expected to start in 2009.
. The total project value is estimated at around £100m from various sources. It will also include the closure and selling off of the Heaton Moor Campus, 53.4288°N 2.1840°W inherited from the merger with North Area College in 2006. The preparation work began in late 2007 with the acquisition of the Old St Thomas' Hospital53.4021°N 2.1601°W on Shaw Heath and neighbouring properties.
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...
and Higher Education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
to those age over 15. It has a well-established history and plays a major role in providing educational opportunities for the community including school leavers, businesses and overseas students.
The college has academic and vocational courses from pre-GCSE to degree level. It is a major provider of post 16 education and training in Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
and a key regional and national centre for a range of specialist courses.
The college merged with North Area College on 1st Jan 2006. At this time Stockport college was a struggling business and the integration of North Area was seen as a financial lifeline for Stockport college. The merged operation is a £30million business across two sites although it is intended the sell of the land acquired from North Area College as the merger was only ever intended to boost Stockport college's finances. it was also renamed Stockport College at the same time as a result of the merger, being formerly known as Stockport College of Further and Higher Education. They are also about to embark on a £100 million property redevelopment at the town centre campus and has recently acquired the former St Thomas Hospital, due for completion in 2011. The project was recently given the go ahead by the 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...
, with building work on phase 1, consisting of new construction engineering workshops due for completion in 2010 having commenced in Spring 2008, work on phase 2, which will form the bulk of the project including a new college hub is expected to start in 2009.
Town centre campus
The town centre campus is the original site of Stockport College of Further and Higher Education and much of the campus dates back to the 1960s. The complete redevelopment of this site and some surrounding buildings is due for completion in 2011 to create a flagship educational campus for the Metropolitan Borough of StockportMetropolitan Borough of Stockport
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in north west England, centred around the town of Stockport. It has a population of about 280,600 and includes the outyling areas of Cheadle and Cheadle Hulme, Marple, Bredbury, Reddish and Romiley...
. The total project value is estimated at around £100m from various sources. It will also include the closure and selling off of the Heaton Moor Campus, 53.4288°N 2.1840°W inherited from the merger with North Area College in 2006. The preparation work began in late 2007 with the acquisition of the Old St Thomas' Hospital53.4021°N 2.1601°W on Shaw Heath and neighbouring properties.