Castle College Nottingham
| Established | Nov 2012 |
|---|---|
| Type | Further education |
| CEO | John Van De Laarschot |
| Location |
Nottingham Nottinghamshire England |
| DfE URN | 130783 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 4,000 (full time); 20,000 (total) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 14+ |
| Website | www |
Central College Nottingham is a further education college based over ten sites in Nottinghamshire, England. The college was formed from the merger of Castle College Nottingham and South Nottingham College. South Nottingham College was founded in 1970 in West Bridgford, while Castle College, Nottingham, was formed on 1 June 2006 from the merger of Broxtowe College and The People's College in Nottingham. The People's College was the oldest further education college in England, having been founded in 1847. Following a public consultation, which ran from December 2010 to January 2011, it was decided that Castle College and South Nottingham College should merge. The colleges officially merged on 1 July 2011. The merged college was renamed Central College Nottingham in November 2012. Today the college employs over around 1000 full-time staff. Its main centres are at Maid Marian Way in the City Centre, Beeston, Clifton and Ruddington.
The College offers courses from level 1 entry and foundation programmes to HNDs and foundation degrees.
The Beeston centre houses Salon Central, a commercial salon with 40 hairdressing stations & 32 beauty treatment beds, and a 1000m2 Construction Centre. It also provides courses in Art & Design, Business & IT, Digital Technologies, ESOL, Foundation Studies (including LLDD), Health & Social Care, Science, Teacher Training and Travel & Tourism. The centre is also the base for the College's International provision.
The centre is situated on Chilwell High Road adjacent to the Central College stop on the Nottingham Express Transit tram system.
The centre, in the heart of the City, provides courses in Access, Business & IT, Childcare, Digital Technologies, ESOL, Foundation Learning, Health & Medical Sciences and Health & Social Care.
Farnborough Road, Clifton, houses the Visual Arts department, Uniformed Public Services and sports courses as well as the college's all-weather pitch football facility.
Highfields is located on University Boulevard. Created in association with Toyota, the centre has ten workshops, a car showroom and a learning resource centre.
This centre is home to Emtec as well some of the industry's training providers. Training takes place in facilities in Ruddington where automotive training in conjunction with motor manufacturers has been taking place for over 15 years.
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