Central Sussex College
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| Established | 1958 (merger from 1 August 2005) |
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| Type | Further education college |
| Principal | Sarah Wright |
| Location |
College Road Crawley West Sussex RH10 1NR  England51°06′58″N 0°10′53″W / 51.1162°N 0.1815°WCoordinates: 51°06′58″N 0°10′53″W / 51.1162°N 0.1815°W |
| Local authority | South-East England LSC (although in West Sussex LEA) |
| DfE number | ???/8603 |
| DfE URN | 129383 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 900+ teaching staff |
| Students | 3,000 (full-time), 15,000 (part-time) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 16+ |
| Website | Central Sussex College |
Central Sussex College is a college of further education in West Sussex. It has campuses across West Sussex and offers courses ranging from Sixth form and Adult education to undergraduate courses through partnerships with universities.
Central Sussex College was formed in August 2005 from a merger of Crawley College and Haywards Heath College.
Crawley College of Further Education was opened in 1958 by West Sussex County Council at the campus in Crawley town centre. The college offered many technical courses, particularly in engineering fields, and was later known as Crawley College of Technology from 1977 until 1989.
Haywards Heath Grammar School opened on 9 September 1958, being run by East Sussex Education Committee with 800 boys and girls. It became a sixth form college. Haywards Heath College was established in 1980 and offered mainly courses for 16- to 18-year-old students following on from compulsory education.
The college has five campuses across the county, offering a variety of services at each, and a commercial training centre in Horsham, Horsham Training Centre. The main headquarters in Crawley are opposite the police station on the A2004.
Central Sussex College is having to close two of their campuses due to a £25m debt. The East Grinstead campus closed in the summer of 2016 and the Haywards Heath campus will be closing in the summer of 2017. There has also been discussions about selling of one of the rear car parks in the Crawley campus in order to pay of some of the debt.
In 2017 it was revealed that Central Sussex College is looking at merging with Chichester College; the idea has been welcomed by both colleges. In an interview with S. Wright and S. Legrave (the Central Sussex College Principal and the chichester College Principal) they said "We believe that a merger between our colleges will create opportunities around financial sustainability and ensure a diverse and employer led curriculum to meet local business and community needs...We remain committed to ensuring quality teaching and learning and believe that collaboration provides the opportunity to grow income, share costs and work in broader geographical areas."
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