The Sixth Form Bolton
53°36′00″N 2°27′18″W / 53.600°N 2.455°W
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| Established | 1982 |
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| Students | 1700 |
| Location | , |
| Website | www.bolton-sfc.ac.uk |
Bolton Sixth Form College is a further education college for students aged 16 and higher and is located in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.
Overview
Bolton Sixth Form College is the largest further education college in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton. The college has around 1700 full-time students. In 2007 the college won the AOC Beacon Award for the Promotion of Racial Equality. Since 2008, this award has been disputed. [1]
History
This college is the result of the merger of Bolton North and Bolton South Colleges in the late 1990s to form a single Sixth Form College. Today the college is located on Deane Road in Bolton.[2] This campus opened in September 2010 and replaced the former North campus, which was situated on Smithills Dean Road. The college also previously had a second campus located on Queen Street in Farnworth. This campus opened in July 2008 and replaced the former South campus on Lever Edge Lane in Daubhill. However the college closed its Farnworth Campus in September 2014.[3]
Notable alumni
- Sajid Mahmood, Lancashire and England cricketer
- Clive Myrie, BBC newsreader
References
- ^ "College gets top marks in report". The Bolton News. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ^ How To Find Us Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Bolton Sixth Form College. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "BBC News - Bolton Sixth Form College to close its Farnworth Campus". Bbc.co.uk. 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
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