South Cheshire College

Infobox UK school
name = South Cheshire College

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established = 1968
type = Further Education College
president = Dr David Collins
head_label = Principal
street = Dane Bank Avenue
city = Crewe
county = Cheshire
country = flag|England
postcode = CW2 8AB
LEA = Cheshire County Council
ofsted = 130619
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lower_age = 16
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website = http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk
website_name = South Cheshire College

South Cheshire College is a further education college, located in Crewe, England. The College is a single campus situated in a residential area about one mile from Crewe town center. The College is the sole provider of post-16 education in Crewe. It also attracts students from Nantwich, Alsager, Middlewich, Sandbach, Congleton and throughout South and East Cheshire. The College also provides courses for adults at a range of centres, including high street locations in Middlewich and Congleton. [ [http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/new_scc/courses/courses/n-course/x-locate.asp?termtime=12 South Cheshire College - Course Directory] ]

History

South Cheshire College opened in 1966 and was officially opened by the Queen Mother in 1968. The engineers were the first to enter the College with one of the students being Tom Binkley who is now an engineering lecturer at the College.

The main structure is 7 floors high with a different department on each floor. The College is open from 08:00 until 21:00. Bus services are available to people living out of Crewe and there are local train and bus services close to the main College building. The College offers a large number of courses and is renown for the lectures in its engineering department. The College offers the following subjects with hundreds of courses to choose from:-
*A Levels
*Business and Administration
*Community Learning
*Construction
*Engineering, Technology and Manufacturing
*English, Languages and Communication
*Hairdressing, Beauty and Holistic Therapies
*Health and Social Care
*Hospitality and Catering
*Humanities
*Information and Communication Technology
*Management and Professional
*Performing Arts
*Science and Mathematics
*Sport and Leisure
*Travel and Tourism
*Visual Arts and Media

The College is a ten minute walk from Crewe railway station, and on the main road through Crewe, Nantwich Road, which has many buses running. The College is also a twenty minute walk from Crewe Town Centre.

Future of the College

In 2006 plans were drawn and agreed upon by the governors of the College, and a new modern campus is to be built on the same site but located differently. All buildings currently in place are to be replaced, and the current main car park and some green land at the current front of the College is to be sold for housing development.

Plans for the new campus can be seen on [http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/new_scc/spotlight/newbuild/main.asp the College's website] .

Work is due to begin in Spring 2008 and completed for opening in September 2010 [ [http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/new_scc/spotlight/newbuild/main.asp Building For The Future] . Retrieved from the South Cheshire College website]

College Facilities

The College offers a range of services to students, and to local residents and schools. Such examples are:
* [http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/new_scc/services/rest/rest.htm Restaurant at Dane Bank]
* [http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/new_scc/whatson/danebank/index2.htm Dane Bank Theatre]
* [http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/new_scc/services/fitness/master.htm The Fitness Academy]
* [http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/new_scc/services/nursery/nursery.htm Starting Point Nursery]
* [http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/new_scc/services/salon/salon.htm Inspirations Hair, Beauty and Holistic Therapies Salon]
* [http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/new_scc/services/travel/master.htm Dane Bank Travel Centre]

Awards

The College has received numerous awards [ [http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/new_scc/spotlight/awards "“Awards”" section on the College's website] ] , including coming top in the 2004 Ofsted report [ [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/specials/best_100_2006/article733968.ece Times Online] article] .

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