East Riding College
Encyclopedia
East Riding College is a further education
college located in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It was formed in March 2002, by the merger of Beverley College and East Yorkshire College, Bridlington
.
and Bridlington
. There is also a smaller campus in Kingston upon Hull
:
The Bridlington campus was opened in September 2009 at a cost of 17 million pounds. The college aims to open a new site in the Flemingate location of Beverley
in the future.
In addition to its main locations, East Riding College offers courses and training in 34 other locations in the East Riding of Yorkshire
. The college also provides education courses and training for inmates at Everthorpe Prison
.
awards, apprenticeship
s and Access course
s. East Riding College also offers a provision of higher education
level courses in conjunction with the University of Hull
and the University of Huddersfield
.
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
college located in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was formed in March 2002, by the merger of Beverley College and East Yorkshire College, Bridlington
Bridlington
Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...
.
Campuses and locations
The college has two main sites in BeverleyBeverley
Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...
and Bridlington
Bridlington
Bridlington is a seaside resort, minor sea fishing port and civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It has a static population of over 33,000, which rises considerably during the tourist season...
. There is also a smaller campus in Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
:
- Gallows Lane, Beverley (53.8475°N 0.4461°W)
- St Mary's Walk, Bridlington (54.0924°N 0.1979°W)
- St James Street, Hull (53.7373°N 0.3503°W)
The Bridlington campus was opened in September 2009 at a cost of 17 million pounds. The college aims to open a new site in the Flemingate location of Beverley
Beverley
Beverley is a market town, civil parish and the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, located between the River Hull and the Westwood. The town is noted for Beverley Minster and architecturally-significant religious buildings along New Walk and other areas, as well as the Beverley...
in the future.
In addition to its main locations, East Riding College offers courses and training in 34 other locations in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
. The college also provides education courses and training for inmates at Everthorpe Prison
Everthorpe (HM Prison)
HM Prison Everthorpe is a Category C men's prison, located to the south west of Everthorpe, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England...
.
Courses
The college offers a range of courses including A Levels, BTECBusiness And Technology Education Council (BTEC)
The Business and Technology Education Council is the British body which awards vocational qualifications. Such qualifications are commonly referred to as "BTECs"....
awards, apprenticeship
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a skill. Apprentices or protégés build their careers from apprenticeships...
s and Access course
Access course
The Access to Higher Education Diploma is a qualification which prepares students - usually mature students, although the minimum age to be able to study for an access diploma is actually nineteen - for study as an undergraduate at university...
s. East Riding College also offers a provision of higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
level courses in conjunction with the University of Hull
University of Hull
The University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
and the University of Huddersfield
University of Huddersfield
The University of Huddersfield is a university located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.- History :The University traces its roots back to a Science and Mechanic Institute founded in 1825...
.
Services to the public
The college currently has four services which are also open to the general public, these are:- Archers and Longcroft Hall restaurants
- Inspire Hair and Beauty
- New Horizons travel agency
- Energize fitness suite
Notable alumni
- Ernest William BrownErnest William BrownErnest William Brown FRS was a British mathematician and astronomer, who spent the majority of his career working in the United States....
, mathematician and astronomer - Alfred HarkerAlfred Harker (petrologist)Alfred Harker FRS was an English geologist who specialised in petrology and interpretive petrography. He worked for the Geological Survey of Scotland and conducted extensive surveying and geological studies of western Scotland and the Isle of Skye...
, petrologist