Loughborough College
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Loughborough College is a college of Further Education
in Leicestershire
, England
established in 1909. It is located opposite Loughborough University
on Epinal Way, and adjacent to the Loughborough University School of Art and Design, situated next to the main entrance of the college. The RNIB College
is located alongside on Radmoor Road.
There are approximately 8,000 students, split between 3,000 on academic courses and the remainder (5,000) on vocational and other courses. The College has an extensive campus, unusual amongst British colleges as it provides Halls of Residence on site, normally attributed only to Higher Education level and above, and its students are members of the same Union as those studying at the University and RNIB College.
Facilities provided on site include the new Radmoor Centre which accommodates the Loughborough Sports Centre the new Futures Restaurant and the Elite Hair Beauty and Complementary Therapies salons. Recent additions also include a state-of-the-art Technology Centre. The main college site also has a Student Union shop. Other facilities (such as the Students Union building) are shared with the nearby University campus, although a catered Students Union Common Room is provided within the main college building.
Support services provided include support for students with learning difficulties or disabilities, accommodation in a variety of Halls of Residence, most with in-room network connections and some with en-suite facilities, and a team of persons employed to provide advice concerning student welfare, finance, etc, a student liaison and enrichment team, counselling service and a day nursery.
There is an extensive Learning Resources Centre providing a range of paper and electronic resources, and the college has significant numbers of networked computers, and has invested heavily in additional tools and equipment such as touch-screen presentation white boards in lecture and practical teaching rooms.
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...
in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, 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...
established in 1909. It is located opposite Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
on Epinal Way, and adjacent to the Loughborough University School of Art and Design, situated next to the main entrance of the college. The RNIB College
RNIB College, Loughborough
-About RNIB College Loughborough:RNIB College Loughborough is owned by the Royal National Institute of Blind People . In 1989 it moved to new purpose-built accommodation on the campus of Loughborough College with the aim of enabling access to the full range of provision of a mainstream further...
is located alongside on Radmoor Road.
About College
The College, which has celebrated its centenary with a number of events in 2009, has 17 subject areas, split between academic and vocational, and full and part-time courses. Education is provided at the further and higher education level, with GCSE qualifications in English and Mathematics also available. Also available are apprenticeships, a variety of "access" courses aimed at those who seek educational progression, but through "non-traditional" paths, and "foundation" courses providing skills targeted at those starting work or beginning to live independently.There are approximately 8,000 students, split between 3,000 on academic courses and the remainder (5,000) on vocational and other courses. The College has an extensive campus, unusual amongst British colleges as it provides Halls of Residence on site, normally attributed only to Higher Education level and above, and its students are members of the same Union as those studying at the University and RNIB College.
Facilities provided on site include the new Radmoor Centre which accommodates the Loughborough Sports Centre the new Futures Restaurant and the Elite Hair Beauty and Complementary Therapies salons. Recent additions also include a state-of-the-art Technology Centre. The main college site also has a Student Union shop. Other facilities (such as the Students Union building) are shared with the nearby University campus, although a catered Students Union Common Room is provided within the main college building.
Support services provided include support for students with learning difficulties or disabilities, accommodation in a variety of Halls of Residence, most with in-room network connections and some with en-suite facilities, and a team of persons employed to provide advice concerning student welfare, finance, etc, a student liaison and enrichment team, counselling service and a day nursery.
There is an extensive Learning Resources Centre providing a range of paper and electronic resources, and the college has significant numbers of networked computers, and has invested heavily in additional tools and equipment such as touch-screen presentation white boards in lecture and practical teaching rooms.