Rother Valley College
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| Mottoes | Skills for your future |
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| Established | 1853: Rotherham School of Science and Art 1981: Rotherham College of Arts and Technology 2016: Rotherham College |
| Type | Further Education college |
| Chief Executive | John Connolly |
| Chair | Ken Barrass |
| Location |
Rotherham South Yorkshire S65 1EG England |
| Local authority | Rotherham |
| DfE number | 372/8000 |
| DfE URN | 130527 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 400+ |
| Students | 7,000 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 16–upwards |
| Colours | Blue |
| Website | www |
Rotherham College of Arts and Technology (shortened to RCAT) is the largest further education college in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.
On 1 February 2016, the college merged with North Notts College, which has a main campus in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, to create a new education and training organisation, the RNN Group (Rotherham and North Notts Group). However, the name Rotherham College is being retained for the two Rotherham campuses.
The college also has one of the largest variety of vocational courses, including apprenticeships, in the South Yorkshire region and enrols around 7,000 students each year. It also runs over 30 higher education courses including degrees, foundation degrees and HND/Cs.
The college has two campus locations, one in Rotherham town centre and one in Dinnington. Its town centre campus is located near Rotherham Central railway station and the Rotherham Interchange.
Rotherham College of Arts and Technology is home to the Roland Music Academy which is one of 11 in the country and the first in the North of England. The college has industry links with Rother FM Hallam FM, Roland Corporation and the BBC. The college altogether has links with over 600 local private and public sector employers.
The current Chief Executive is John Connolly.
The college has its roots in the 19th century.
From the 1930s, it particularly provided technical education from what became known as the Howard Building, on Eastwood Lane, Rotherham. In 1981, three individual colleges of arts, technology and adult education were merged into one.
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