Bishop Burton College

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Administration building Bishop Burton College

Bishop Burton College is a further education college based in Bishop Burton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

According to the Hero website

Bishop Burton College is one of the finest land-based colleges in the country. It has the UK's only Centre of Vocational Excellence for Agriculture, and is the lead College in a tripartite Centre of Vocational Excellence in Equine.[1]

Some of the courses the college offers include- Public Services, Landscape, Land Based Engineering and Child Care Studies. The college also has a reputation for having outstanding facilities such as a student village, three eating areas, a well maintained meadow and a shop. Recently the colleges new library and Equine stadium was opened and visited by the Princess Royal in October 2008. The college is currently re-developing some of its animal enclosures used when studying farming and animal care.

The college continues to promote sporting excellence and will host the Chinese equine team in the run-up to and including the London 2012 Olympics.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Bishop Burton College". HERO. http://www.hero.ac.uk/uk/universities___colleges___fec/yorkshire_and_humber/east_riding_of_yorkshire/bishop_burton_college.cfm. Retrieved 2008-03-09. 

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Universities and colleges in Yorkshire and the Humber
Universities
Further Education colleges
Sixth form colleges

Coordinates: 53°50′54″N 0°30′15″W / 53.84826°N 0.50405°W / 53.84826; -0.50405


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