Stockport College

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name = Stockport College


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established = January 2006 (Merger)
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type = Further Education and Higher Education
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head = Peter Robertscite 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]
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city = Stockport
county = Greater Manchester
country = England, United Kingdom
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LEA = Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
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gender = Mixed
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free_label_1 = Campuses
free_1 = Stockport (Town Centre Campus)
Heaton Moor, Stockport (Heaton Moor Campus)
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website = http://www.stockport.ac.uk
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Stockport College is a large educational institute providing further education and Higher Education to those aged 16 and abovecite web
title = Stockport College - Principal's Welcome
publisher = Stockport College
url = http://www.stockport.ac.uk/college_info/index.html
accessdate = 2008-06-02] . 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.

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.

In recent times the college has made great strides - not least the successful Ofsted/ALI inspection in May 2003. The college has a continuous improvement philosophy with the emphasis very much on the learner being at the heart of the College.

The college recently merged with North Area College on 1st Jan 2006 and is a £30million business across two sites, 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 2011cite 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] . 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 2009cite 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
accessdate = 2008-06-02] .

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.

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.

External links

* [http://www.stockport.ac.uk/ Stockport College web site]

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