Wakefield College
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| Motto | "Transforming lives through learning" |
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| Established | 1868 |
| Type | General Further Education and Tertiary |
| Religion | Mixed |
| Principal | Sam Wright |
| Location |
Margaret Street Wakefield West Yorkshire WF1 2DH England  Coordinates: 53°41′10″N 1°30′21″W / 53.68600°N 1.50595°W |
| Local authority | Yorkshire & Humber LSC (although in Wakefield LEA) |
| DfE URN | 130549 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Website | College Website |
Wakefield College is a Further Education and Higher Education College in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It has provided education within the city since 1868 .
In the 1950s, it was known as the Wakefield Technical College on Burton Street, becoming the Wakefield Technical and Arts College in the early 1960s and the Wakefield College of Technology and Arts in 1973. In 1974, it became administered by the City of Wakefield.
The higher education courses available are located in specialist facilities at all three campuses. There are almost 40 university level courses offered in conjunction with Huddersfield University, Leeds Beckett University and Bradford University. Every year the College holds its prestigious graduation event, celebrating over 500 awards with its students.
Wakefield College has three main campuses in the Wakefield district:
This site is located at Margaret Street in the city centre and houses the Sixth Form Centre for students studying for AS and A Levels. This campus offers also courses such as ICT and Computing, Office Skills, Hospitality and Catering, Travel and Tourism, Health Studies, Childcare, Animal Care and Languages.
The Wakefield City Centre campus is currently undergoing major re-development works, including the recent completion of a new building designed to house the College's sixth-form, higher education provision and new Library. Current works include the refurbishment of the former Wakefield Museum, which the College has taken ownership of. The College will use the building, on Wood Street, to house its Performing Arts centre.
This site is located in the centre of Thornes Park, Wakefield and offers courses such as Performing Arts and Music, Art, Design, Media and Communications, Business and Management, Sport and Public Services. The buildings are made up of the former Thornes House High School (also known as Thornes House Grammar School) which opened in 1921 as separate sex school. In 1941 it became a mixed school, and the school suffered a fire in July 1951. It was administered by the City of Wakefield Educational Committee. It became a 13-18 comprehensive school in 1972 with 1200 boys and girls. In 1981, it lost its sixth form and became a 13-16 school, and, in 1992 merged with nearby Cathedral Middle School and the newly formed school re-located into Cathedral Middle's buildings on Thornes Road. In 1993, it became part of Wakefield College.
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