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Orpington Campus (now part of Bromley College of Further and Higher Education) 
Established 1973 Type Further education college Religion Non-denominational Principal Sam Parrett (Bromley College) Chairman of Governors Angela Hands Specialism Not applicable Location Orpington
Greater London
BR6 0TE
Local authority Bromley DfE URN 130431 Ofsted Reports Gender Coeducational Website orpington.ac.uk Coordinates: 51°22′33″N 0°06′07″E / 51.3759°N 0.102008°E
Orpington College is a further education college in Orpington, London Borough of Bromley, London, England.
It has now merged, and become part of Bromley College of Further and Higher Education. Bromley College is affiliated with the University of Greenwich and Canterbury Christ Church University. Orpington Campus is the tallest building in Orpington, and was built in 1972. Students come from a wide area, especially from inner London boroughs such as Lewisham. A wide range of GCSE and A level courses are offered.
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Courses offered as of 2011
Please see entry for Bromley College of Further and Higher Education, which Orpington has merged with.
2008/2009 "new build"
Orpington Campus has recently undergone a £26 million rebuild, which includes the construction of an additional site attached to the back of the college, a new student common room, and refurbishing of each of the buildings ten floors.
The main building work was finished ten weeks ahead of schedule. The new building was named "Ozone" after the College held a competition, which student Martin Baker won.
The official opening was 14 April, with the local mayor opening and Jason Donovan revealing the plaques.
Air raid shelter
A World War II air-raid shelter was discovered in November 2008 during construction[1]. This shelter would have housed Orpington residents from German bombing raids, and was buried when the Walnuts Shopping Centre was built.
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Categories:- Education in Bromley
- Further education colleges in London
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