Worcester College of Technology
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Worcester College of Technology is a Further Education
College situated in the city of Worcester
in the United Kingdom
. It also has a Construction Centre located in the nearby town of Malvern.
The college also has two main sites including its Art and Design and Sports departments (including beauty courses) on Barbourne Road, about a mile from the City Centre, and at other locations in the city.
In 1939 the annual College enrollment was around 600 students, most of whom attended evening classes. This has risen to 15,000 enrolled students in 2006, including 3,000 full-time students. Around 1,000 of the students are studying for Higher Education Qualifications.
The college includes a Sixth Form Centre, offering A-Levels and other qualifications. No state schools in Worcester have sixth forms, and so it is one of only two Sixth Form Centres in the city.
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 situated in the city of Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It also has a Construction Centre located in the nearby town of Malvern.
Malvern, Worcestershire
Malvern is a town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, governed by Malvern Town Council. As of the 2001 census it has a population of 28,749, and includes the historical settlement and commercial centre of Great Malvern on the steep eastern flank of the Malvern Hills, and the former...
History
The College had its origin in a School of Design which was opened in Pierpoint Street in 1851. In 1894, a School of Science and Art was built in Sansome Walk as part of the Victoria Institute and this served as the headquarters of the College until 1962 when the new buildings in Deansway were occupied. In 1991, the College adopted its current name of Worcester College of Technology.The college also has two main sites including its Art and Design and Sports departments (including beauty courses) on Barbourne Road, about a mile from the City Centre, and at other locations in the city.
In 1939 the annual College enrollment was around 600 students, most of whom attended evening classes. This has risen to 15,000 enrolled students in 2006, including 3,000 full-time students. Around 1,000 of the students are studying for Higher Education Qualifications.
The college includes a Sixth Form Centre, offering A-Levels and other qualifications. No state schools in Worcester have sixth forms, and so it is one of only two Sixth Form Centres in the city.