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'''Stockport College''', graded ‘Outstanding’ by '''Ofsted''', is a friendly and welcoming place to study. The College offers a diverse range of courses, high level of teaching, great facilities and excellent student support. Both the Town Centre Campus and Heaton Moor Campus are conveniently located, with excellent transport links, specialist equipment and excellent learning resources. These range from general facilities such as large libraries, refectories and multi-gym to cutting edge in-class resources such as motorcycle diagnostic equipment. The College has exceptionally strong student support with a range of specialist teams who provide careers guidance, welfare advice, counselling, accessibility support and more. |
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'''Stockport College''' is a large educational institute providing [[further education]] and [[Higher Education]] to those age over 15.<ref name="Stockport College - College Information">{{cite web | title = Stockport College - Principal's Welcome | publisher = Stockport College | url = http://www.stockport.ac.uk/college_info/index.html | accessdate = 2008-06-02}}</ref> 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. |
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The College provides '''Further and Higher Education''' to those aged 16 and above, as well as school links programmes for students from local schools in Year 10 and 11. The college will also be participating in the New '''Diplomas''' from September 2009. The College has a well-established history and plays a major role in providing educational opportunities for the community including school leavers, businesses and overseas students. |
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The college offers a wide range of 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. |
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The College provision includes a wide variety of academic and vocational courses from numeracy and literacy to degree level. There is a course for any student, regardless of their previous achievements and people can enter at any level. The College has '''Centres of Vocational Excellence in Care of the Elderly''', Motorcycle Automotive and Media. |
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'''Stockport College''' provides local people with a ‘degree on their doorstep’. Students can access '''Higher Education''' easily and graduate with a degree from '''Liverpool John Moores University''', '''UCLan''', '''Thames Valley University''' or '''Manchester Metropolitan University'''. |
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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.<ref name="The Independent - A-Z Unis and Colleges - Stockport College"> |
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{{cite web | title = The Independent - Getting into University - A-Z Universities and Colleges - Stockport College | publisher = [[The Independent]] | date = 2007-07-27 | url = http://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/az-uni-colleges/stockport-college-459078.html | accessdate = 2008-06-02}}</ref> 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.<ref name="New College LSC Go-ahead">{{cite web | title = Stockport College - Latest News - £100m Campus Gets LSC Go-Ahead | publisher = Stockport College | date = 2007-12-11 | url = http://www.stockport.ac.uk/news/news_details.asp?anid=364 |
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'''Stockport College''' works closely with many local employers through its Apprenticeship programme which crosses a very wide range of occupational areas; in each case there is the opportunity to be employed or enter work placement, whilst at the same time receiving training. Apprenticeship programmes are designed for young people and adults between 16 -24 years of age, subject to status. |
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The College has developed a business arm ‘Stockport Training for Business’ which provides bespoke staff training for national and local employers to build their skills and meet their training and development needs. |
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Andrew L.P. Ellis - Star of 'This Is England' and 'The Royal' is currently studying for a diploma in ND Media |
Andrew L.P. Ellis - Star of 'This Is England' and 'The Royal' is currently studying for a diploma in ND Media |
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'''Sarah Harding''' of '''Girls Aloud''' once studied Hairdressing |
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Former Manchester United footballer, '''Norman Whiteside''' |
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'''Andy Shallcross''' (set up the record label Twisted Nerve with Badly Drawn Boy). |
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| Type | Further Education and Higher Education |
| Established | January 2006 (Merger) |
| Local authority | Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Principal | Peter Roberts[1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Campuses | Stockport (Town Centre Campus) Heaton Moor, Stockport (Heaton Moor Campus) |
| Website | http://www.stockport.ac.uk |
Stockport College, graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, is a friendly and welcoming place to study. The College offers a diverse range of courses, high level of teaching, great facilities and excellent student support. Both the Town Centre Campus and Heaton Moor Campus are conveniently located, with excellent transport links, specialist equipment and excellent learning resources. These range from general facilities such as large libraries, refectories and multi-gym to cutting edge in-class resources such as motorcycle diagnostic equipment. The College has exceptionally strong student support with a range of specialist teams who provide careers guidance, welfare advice, counselling, accessibility support and more.
The College provides Further and Higher Education to those aged 16 and above, as well as school links programmes for students from local schools in Year 10 and 11. The college will also be participating in the New Diplomas from September 2009. The College 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 provision includes a wide variety of academic and vocational courses from numeracy and literacy to degree level. There is a course for any student, regardless of their previous achievements and people can enter at any level. The College has Centres of Vocational Excellence in Care of the Elderly, Motorcycle Automotive and Media.
Stockport College provides local people with a ‘degree on their doorstep’. Students can access Higher Education easily and graduate with a degree from Liverpool John Moores University, UCLan, Thames Valley University or Manchester Metropolitan University.
Stockport College works closely with many local employers through its Apprenticeship programme which crosses a very wide range of occupational areas; in each case there is the opportunity to be employed or enter work placement, whilst at the same time receiving training. Apprenticeship programmes are designed for young people and adults between 16 -24 years of age, subject to status.
The College has developed a business arm ‘Stockport Training for Business’ which provides bespoke staff training for national and local employers to build their skills and meet their training and development needs.
Stockport College has a continuous improvement philosophy throughout with the emphasis very much on the learner being at the heart of the College.
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 Stockport. 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, inherited from the merger with North Area College in 2006. The preparation work began in late 2007 with the accquisition of the Old St Thomas' Hospital on Shaw Heath and neighboring properties.
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Heaton Moor Campus
The Heaton Moor Campus was the former North Area College before it merged with Stockport in 2006, it is a former primary school and contains courses such as plastering and other vocational subjects. Signage for Stockport College Heaton Moor Campus was erected after the merger, but it is due to be sold off for development to fund the property development at Town Centre Campus with the new flagship campus making the college single site.
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Notable people
Andrew L.P. Ellis - Star of 'This Is England' and 'The Royal' is currently studying for a diploma in ND Media
Sarah Harding of Girls Aloud once studied Hairdressing
Former Manchester United footballer, Norman Whiteside
Andy Shallcross (set up the record label Twisted Nerve with Badly Drawn Boy).
External links
References
- ^ "The Independent - Getting into University - A-Z Universities and Colleges - Stockport College". The Independent. 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
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