Knowsley Community College
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Knowsley Community College is a further education
college based over three sites in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
, in Merseyside
, England
.
The college was established in 1990, as a result of a merger between Kirkby College of Further Education and Knowsley Central Tertiary College. Today, the college has two main sites in Kirkby
and Knowsley. Knowsley Community College also operates Roby Sixth Form College
in the village of Roby.
Courses offered by the college include BTEC
s, apprenticeship
s and Access course
s (A Levels are mainly offered at the Roby Sixth Form College site). Knowsley Community College also offers some higher education
courses in conjunction with Edge Hill University
.
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 based over three sites in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. It comprises the towns of Kirkby, Prescot, Huyton, Whiston, Halewood and Cronton; Kirkby, Huyton, and Prescot being the major commercial centres...
, in Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, 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...
.
The college was established in 1990, as a result of a merger between Kirkby College of Further Education and Knowsley Central Tertiary College. Today, the college has two main sites in Kirkby
Kirkby
Kirkby is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in the metropolitan county of Merseyside in England. The town was developed from the 1950s through 1970s as a means to house the overspill of Liverpool. It is situated roughly north of Huyton, the administrative HQ of the borough and about...
and Knowsley. Knowsley Community College also operates Roby Sixth Form College
Roby Sixth Form College
Roby Sixth Form College is a sixth form college located in Roby, Liverpool, England.The college is owned and operated by Knowsley Community College, and offers A Level courses to students from the surrounding area.-External links:* * *...
in the village of Roby.
Courses offered by the college include BTEC
Business 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"....
s, 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 (A Levels are mainly offered at the Roby Sixth Form College site). Knowsley Community College also offers some 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...
courses in conjunction with Edge Hill University
Edge Hill University
Edge Hill University is situated in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. It has three faculties: Education, Health and Social Care, and Arts and Sciences.- History :...
.