West Kent College

West Kent College (formerly West Kent College for Further Education) is a college of Further and Higher Education based at [http://www.wkc.ac.uk/wkc_images/location_map2.gifBrook Street] ( [http://multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?X=558500&Y=145500&gride=558295&gridn=145482&scale=10000 satellite photomap] ), Tonbridge. The Principal is Bill Fearon.

It has a Partner College status with the University of Greenwich. West Kent College also has numerous courses that are validated by the University of Kent

Courses

The main campus in Tonbridge teaches [http://www.wkc.ac.uk/courses/ a large number of courses on a wide range of subjects] at A-level: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Fine Art, Biology, Business Studies, Computing, Critical Thinking, English Language, English Literature, Film Studies, Modern Culture and Society, Geography, Graphic Design, History, Law, Mathematics, Media Studies, Physical Education, Photography, Physics, Politics (Government and Politics), Psychology, Science in the Media, Sociology, Textiles, Chemistry, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Portuguese, Textiles, Geology, Law, Psychology, Sociology and Interior Design.

It also [http://www.wkc.ac.uk/courses/ runs vocational courses] on Access to Higher Education, Accounting, Administration and Secretarial Careers, Art and Design, Assessor / Verifier Training, Beauty Therapy, Built Environment, Business Studies, Centre of Vocational Excellence in Care, Child Care and Education, Complementary therapies, Computer-Aided Draughting (CAD), Computing and IT, Construction Crafts, , Customer Service, Electronics, Engineering, English as a Foreign Language, Exercise & Relaxation, Fashion, First Aid, Hair Design, Health & Safety, Health and Social Care, Hospitality and Catering, Journalism, Languages, Local Computer Training, Management, Marketing, Media and Communication, Motor Vehicle, Music, Performing Arts, Photography, Science & Maths, Skills for Life, SLDD - Open Door, Sport and Leisure, Travel and Tourism and TV Production.

It also runs Teacher Training courses, T U C Courses and has a Professional Development Centre.

It has additional teaching courses on Deaf Issues and a Dyslexia Unit.

Additional centres

The college runs a Construction-orientated teaching centre on Unit 10, Kings Standing Way in the North Farm Industrial Estate in Tunbridge Wells called the Construction Crafts & Engineering Centre.

The college closed all its IT outreach centres in July 2006. These had been in Crowborough, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells.

Notable alumni

*The Countess of Wessex (Sophie Helen Mountbatten-Windsor, née Rhys-Jones)

Content-control software

The college computer administration maintains a content-control software system using Websense which blocks websites according to several categories, including "Chat", "Blogs", "Forums", "Dating/Personals", "Sexually explicit material" and "Criminal activity".

Patron

*Lord Mayhew of Twysden

ee also

*North West Kent College

External links

* [http://www.wkc.ac.uk/ West Kent College official site]
* [http://www.wkc.ac.uk/wkc_images/WKC%20Prospectus%202006.pdf Downloadable prospectus] (PDF file)
* [http://www.wkc.ac.uk/construction_crafts_centre.htm Construction Crafts & Engineering Centre site]