Darlington College is a further education

Further education

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 college in Darlington

Darlington

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, County Durham

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, England. The college campus is located at Central Park, Haughton Road. With support from Darlington Borough Council and Tees Valley Regeneration

Tees Valley Regeneration

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 the college was built by "Shepard Construction", starting in 2004. It was opened in September 2006 and officially opened by the then-Prime Minister

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, Tony Blair

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, on 22 December 2006.

Teaching

The college offers a wide range of vocational courses from Hair and Beauty to Construction Services. The University Centre unites the further and higher education of Darlington College with that of Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

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 and the University of Teesside

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.

College facilities

Darlington College offers a learning and training environment which includes:

• A University centre
• Business First offering bespoke training for employers
• Sports facilities
• A media design centre
• The Glasshouse Restaurant and food court
• Elements Hair and Beauty salons

The Glasshouse Restaurant and Elements Hair and Beauty salons are open to the public.

History as Technical College

The college was originally named "Darlington Technical College", which opened in 1897. It was built by the Borough of Darlington next to North Lodge Park "to help continue the efficiency of manufacturing and commerce".

By the 1950s the college used 28 buildings around Darlington and in 1955 took over the Girls High School building in Cleveland Avenue. New blocks were opened in 1957, and between 1963 and 1972 further development concentrated education on a single site.

Darlington College of Technology re-branded in 2006 when it moved to its new site situated on Haughton Road. It became known as Darlington College, the name it still uses today.

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