City College, Norwich
| Type | Further Education College |
|---|---|
| Location |
Ipswich Road Norwich Norfolk NR2 2LJ  England52°37′05″N 1°17′13″E / 52.618°N 1.287°ECoordinates: 52°37′05″N 1°17′13″E / 52.618°N 1.287°E |
| DfE URN | 130764 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Website | City College Norwich |
City College Norwich (CCN) is a college of further and higher education which is located on Ipswich Road, in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The college has a second site at St. Andrews House in Norwich city centre, which is also home to the National Skills Academy for Financial Services. Founded in 1891, City College Norwich has been situated in its current location since 1953. It is one of the largest colleges in the country.
City College Norwich has over 11,000 full-time and part-time students on a wide. full and part-time further education courses for young people and adults, higher education courses, apprenticeships and other bespoke training for employers. The college has around a 900 full and part-time staff.
City College Norwich, University Technical College Norfolk and various Norfolk Academies collectively form the TEN (Transforming Education in Norfolk) Group., which was formed in 2012.
Ofsted rates it as good in 2013, up from satisfactory on most criteria, and good for equality of opportunity in the previous (2008–10) inspection. In such a large establishment, overall grades cover a wide variability of results: so for instance in the 2013 inspection, business, administration and finance was graded inadequate, when overall the college is judged good; In the earlier (2008) one, training in hospitality and catering was found to be good (grade 2), while science and Mathematics was judged inadequadent within Further Education in terms of representation, staff, activities, active participation, finance, and services. In 2010, the Students' Union was named a runner-up in the NUS Further Education Union of the Year award.
The College is based on a large campus close to Norwich city centre on the Ipswich Road from where the majority of its courses are delivered. The Norwich Building was opened in 1953 and other buildings have been opened at various times since. The Ipswich Road campus is home to the Debut Restaurant, based within the College's Hotel School, which is open to the public during term time. Members of the public can also visit the College's Solutions Hair and Beauty Salons, and Solutions Gym – all part of the College's learning model of giving students work experience in real working environments. A shop "Ego", staffed by the College's retail students, opened in 2011, giving retail students the opportunity to experience the full range of roles within a real working environment.
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