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'''South Tyneside College''' is a large [[further education]] college in [[South Tyneside]] in [[North East England|North East]] [[England]], with its main sites in the towns of [[South Shields]] and [[Hebburn]]. The college offers part-time and full-time courses for both young students and adults alike. The college was formerly known as the Marine and Technical College, and was founded by [[Thomas Masterman Winterbottom|Dr Thomas Winterbottom]], a former surgeon-general in [[Sierra Leone]]. The college is still one of the largest merchant navy training colleges in the United Kingdom, and attracts students from as far afield as India and Africa. Courses are offered across the whole spectrum of marine education including navigation, operations, mechanical and electrical engineering, communications and catering. |
'''South Tyneside College''' is a large [[further education]] college in [[South Tyneside]] in [[North East England|North East]] [[England]], with its main sites in the towns of [[South Shields]] and [[Hebburn]]. The college offers part-time and full-time courses for both young students and adults alike. The college was formerly known as the Marine and Technical College, and was founded by [[Thomas Masterman Winterbottom|Dr Thomas Winterbottom]], a former surgeon-general in [[Sierra Leone]]. The college is still one of the largest merchant navy training colleges in the United Kingdom, and attracts students from as far afield as India and Africa. Courses are offered across the whole spectrum of marine education including navigation, operations, mechanical and electrical engineering, communications and catering. |
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The college was formerly based in Ocean Road, South Shields where there is now a large |
The college was formerly based in Ocean Road, South Shields where there is now a large public house called Kirkpatricks. There is a marine simulation centre at the main Westoe Campus; and more college sites all over South Shields such as the Marine Survival Centre on Wapping Road; the Radar Station next to [[Ocean Beach Pleasure Park]] and the St. Hilda's Centre on Coronation Street. |
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Revision as of 11:49, 10 September 2009
South Tyneside College is a large further education college in South Tyneside in North East England, with its main sites in the towns of South Shields and Hebburn. The college offers part-time and full-time courses for both young students and adults alike. The college was formerly known as the Marine and Technical College, and was founded by Dr Thomas Winterbottom, a former surgeon-general in Sierra Leone. The college is still one of the largest merchant navy training colleges in the United Kingdom, and attracts students from as far afield as India and Africa. Courses are offered across the whole spectrum of marine education including navigation, operations, mechanical and electrical engineering, communications and catering.
The college was formerly based in Ocean Road, South Shields where there is now a large public house called Kirkpatricks. There is a marine simulation centre at the main Westoe Campus; and more college sites all over South Shields such as the Marine Survival Centre on Wapping Road; the Radar Station next to Ocean Beach Pleasure Park and the St. Hilda's Centre on Coronation Street.
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