Cleveland College of Art and Design
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| Cleveland College of Art and Design | |
| Type | FE College |
| Principal | Mr David Wilshaw |
| Location | Green Lane Linthorpe Middlesbrough TS5 7RJ England  |
| LEA | Middlesbrough |
| Ofsted number | 130571 |
| Ages | 16+ |
| Website | CCAD |
| Coordinates: 54°33′11″N 1°14′42″W / 54.553°N 1.245°W | |
Cleveland College of Art & Design is a further and higher education art and design college, based in the North East of England. The college draws its name from the former non-metropolitan county of Cleveland, operational from 1974 to 1996.
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[edit] Regional coverage
Cleveland College of Art & Design is the only specialist art and design college in the North East of England and one of only four in the country in the further education sector.
[edit] History & Estates
The college has three campuses, two in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough and one in Church Square, Hartlepool.[1]
Middlesbrough School of Art, on Durham Street, and the nearby Government School of Arts in the Athenaeum on Church Street, West Hartlepool first opened in 1870 and 1874 respectively.
The college's current principal is Martin Raby.
[edit] Green Lane campus
Its main Middlesbrough-based Green Lane campus was first opened in 1960 by Robin Darwin, then-Principal of the Royal College of Art, and was later extended as Middlesbrough School,of Art. It is based in Linthorpe, just north of Acklam in the east of Middlesbrough and towards the A1032.
[edit] Burlam Road campus
The third site, at Burlam Road, which now houses provision for the BTEC Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design, was the accommodation of choice for the College's BA (Hons) degrees in Fine Art and Photography until the end of the 2006-7 academic year.
It is situated to the east of the A1032 just to north of the Green Lane campus, near the A66/A19 junction and the Middlesbrough General Hospital.
[edit] Church Square campus
The college has operated continuously in its present Hartlepool spot since 1938, despite a 1966 fire. It off Church Street (A178) at the junction of the A689 (Stockton Street) and A178, and near the railway station.
[edit] Courses
As Cleveland College of Art & Design is an institution of both further and higher education, it has courses aimed at 16-year-old school-leavers all the way through to degrees, as well as part-time evening classes.
[edit] FE courses
The college offers a range of BTEC Edexcel National Diplomas across the whole art and design spectrum, including Design Crafts, Graphic Design, Textiles, Photography, Fine Art, Fashion & Clothing, 3D design and Multimedia.
Cleveland College of Art & Design also offers a BTEC Edexcel Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design, a course traditionally undertaken by A-level students prior to enrolling on an art and design course at university.
[edit] HE courses
At higher education level, the college also offers BA (Hons) and FdA degrees, covering such subjects as textiles, photography, theatre design and fashion. All the college's Higher Education courses are validated by the University of Teesside.
[edit] Academic performance
Although not offering genuine A-level courses, its further education exam results are the best, by points total, in North East England. However, direct comparison with the more academic A levels may not be valid.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Basil Beattie, artist (1955)
- Steve Bell, cartoonist (1970)
- David Coverdale, rock singer
- Ted Harrison, Canadian artist (1949)
- Melissa-Jane Daniel, British archer
- Curtis Jobling, designer of Bob the Builder (1994)
- Robert Nixon, cartoonist
- Keith Patterson, car designer
- Keith Ryder, Peugeot chief designer
- Sir Ridley Scott, film director (1958)
- Tony Scott, film director
- Graham Smith, photographer
- Len Tabner, artist (1965)
- Mackenzie Thorpe, artist (1979)
- William Tillyer, artist (1959)
- David Wilson, Stained Glass Designer, USA (1959)
- Chris Dooks, South Bank Show TV director (1991)
[edit] See also
- Cleveland Institute of Art, similar-named American institution
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