Lancashire College
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Lancashire College is an adult education
college located in Chorley
, Lancashire
, England
.
The college is the main site and headquarters of Lancashire Adult Learning, an adult education service operated by Lancashire County Council
, which includes The Adult College
and Alston Hall
.
Courses offered by the college are aimed primarily at adult learners rather than recent school leavers, and include short courses, weekly courses, ESOL programmes and short-term residential courses. The college includes 27 bedrooms which are used to accommodate residential learners.
Adult education
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
college located in Chorley
Chorley
Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, in North West England. It is the largest settlement in the Borough of Chorley. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, 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...
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The college is the main site and headquarters of Lancashire Adult Learning, an adult education service operated by Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council
Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. It currently consists of 84 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, who won control of the council in the local council elections in June 2009, ending 28 years of...
, which includes The Adult College
The Adult College, Lancaster
The Adult College is a adult education college located in the centre of Lancaster in Lancashire, England.The college was established in 1975, and moved to its current site on Quarry Road overlooking the Lancaster Canal in 1990...
and Alston Hall
Alston Hall
Alston Hall is a Victorian gothic style country mansion located in Longridge in Lancashire, England.Alston Hall is owned and operated by Lancashire Adult Learning as an adult residential college and corporate event venue.It was designed by the architect Alfred Darbyshire....
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Courses offered by the college are aimed primarily at adult learners rather than recent school leavers, and include short courses, weekly courses, ESOL programmes and short-term residential courses. The college includes 27 bedrooms which are used to accommodate residential learners.