Gloucestershire College
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| Type | College of further and higher education |
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| Principal | Matthew Burgess |
| Chair | Graham Ripley |
| Location |
Cheltenham, Gloucester and the Forest of Dean Gloucestershire United Kingdom |
| Students | 14,000 full and part-time |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 16–99 |
| Website | Gloucestershire College |
Gloucestershire College abbreviated GC or Gloscol is a college of further and higher education in the county of Gloucestershire, United Kingdom.
It offers a range of education and training programmes, which include:
The College is the leading provider of apprenticeships in Gloucestershire and was awarded the Gloucestershire Apprenticeship Training Provider of the Year in 2012.
Provision for A levels was removed for new entrants in 2017, due to low application levels.
The latest OFSTED inspection in 2013 rated Gloucestershire College "good" with "outstanding" features. Its Visual Arts department was also graded "outstanding".
In 1969, the two branches of Gloucestershire College of Art in Cheltenham and Stroud amalgamated with the Gloucester City College of Art to form the Gloucestershire College of Art and Design (GCAD).
Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology was formed in 1980 from the merger of four county (Local Education Authority) colleges, Gloucestershire College of Education, Gloucestershire College of Art and Design, Gloucester City College of Technology, and North Gloucestershire College of Technology. In 1990 GlosCAT divided its provision forming a separate Higher Education Trust to go forward with a separate merger to become Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education and then the University of Gloucestershire. It maintained the remaining part as a Local Authority institution, which became a Further Education Corporation.
In early 2011 Gloucestershire College merged with the former Royal Forest of Dean College and thus acquired the sites of the college to safeguard the provision of further education in the region.
A 10-year Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the University of Gloucestershire's Vice Chancellor and the Principals of Gloucestershire College and South Gloucestershire and Stroud College to support access to higher education locally in Gloucestershire.
Gloucestershire College has three main campuses at large purpose-built facilities in Cheltenham, Gloucester and the Forest of Dean. Its dedicated GC Business Hub, which works exclusively to bring skills, people and businesses together, is based at Alexandra Warehouse in Gloucester.
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