South Cheshire College
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South Cheshire College is a further education
college
, located in Crewe
, England
. The College is a single campus situated in a residential area about one mile from Crewe town center. The College is the sole provider of post-16 education in Crewe. It also attracts students from Nantwich
, Alsager
, Middlewich
, Sandbach
, Congleton
and throughout South and East Cheshire. The College also provides courses for adults at a range of centres, including high street locations in Middlewich and Congleton.
in 1968. The engineers were the first to enter the College with one of the students being Tom Binkley who up until October 2009 when he retired was an engineering lecturer at the College.
The main structure is seven floors high with a different department on each floor. The College is open from 08:00 until 21:00. Bus services are available to people living out of Crewe and there are local train and bus services close to the main College building. The College offers a large number of courses and is renowned for the lectures in its engineering department. The College offers the following subjects with hundreds of courses to choose from:
The College is a ten-minute walk from Crewe railway station
, and on the main road through Crewe, Nantwich Road, which has many buses running. The College is also a twenty-minute walk from Crewe Town Centre.
Plans for the new campus can be seen on the College's website.
The new campus was completed in September 2010, ready to open its doors to incoming students.
As of October 2010, the demolition of the old campus is on hold due to the discovery of asbestos.
report.
Further education
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college
College
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, located in Crewe
Crewe
Crewe is a railway town within the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the urban area had a population of 67,683...
, England
England
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. The College is a single campus situated in a residential area about one mile from Crewe town center. The College is the sole provider of post-16 education in Crewe. It also attracts students from Nantwich
Nantwich
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town gives its name to the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich...
, Alsager
Alsager
Alsager is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, to the north-west of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and east of the railway town of Crewe...
, Middlewich
Middlewich
Middlewich is a market town in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is east of the city of Chester, east of Winsford, southeast of Northwich and northwest of Sandbach....
, Sandbach
Sandbach
Sandbach is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The civil parish contains four settlements; Sandbach itself, Elworth, Ettiley Heath and Wheelock....
, Congleton
Congleton
Congleton is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Dane, to the west of the Macclesfield Canal and 21 miles south of Manchester. It has a population of 25,750.-History:The first settlements in...
and throughout South and East Cheshire. The College also provides courses for adults at a range of centres, including high street locations in Middlewich and Congleton.
History
South Cheshire College opened in 1966 and was officially opened by the Queen MotherElizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
in 1968. The engineers were the first to enter the College with one of the students being Tom Binkley who up until October 2009 when he retired was an engineering lecturer at the College.
The main structure is seven floors high with a different department on each floor. The College is open from 08:00 until 21:00. Bus services are available to people living out of Crewe and there are local train and bus services close to the main College building. The College offers a large number of courses and is renowned for the lectures in its engineering department. The College offers the following subjects with hundreds of courses to choose from:
The College is a ten-minute walk from Crewe railway station
Crewe railway station
Crewe railway station was completed in 1837 and is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. Built in fields near to Crewe Hall, it originally served the village of Crewe with a population of just 70 residents...
, and on the main road through Crewe, Nantwich Road, which has many buses running. The College is also a twenty-minute walk from Crewe Town Centre.
Future of the College
In 2006 plans were drawn and agreed upon by the governors of the College, and a new modern campus is to be built on the same site but located differently. All buildings currently in place are to be replaced, and the current main car park and some green land at the current front of the College is to be sold for housing development.Plans for the new campus can be seen on the College's website.
The new campus was completed in September 2010, ready to open its doors to incoming students.
As of October 2010, the demolition of the old campus is on hold due to the discovery of asbestos.
College Facilities
The College offers a range of services to students, and to local residents and schools. Such examples are:- Restaurant at Dane Bank
- Dane Bank Theatre
- The Fitness Academy
- Starting Point Nursery
- Inspirations Hair, Beauty and Holistic Therapies Salon
- Dane Bank Travel Centre
Awards
The College has received numerous awards , including coming top in the 2004 OfstedOfsted
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report.