West Kent College
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| Established | 1488 |
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| Type | Further Education, Higher Education |
| Interim Principal | Phil Frier |
| Location |
Ashford, Dover, Folkestone, Tonbridge and Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent England  Coordinates: 51°11′13″N 0°15′53″E / 51.186944°N 0.264722°E |
| Local authority | Kent County Council |
| DfE URN | 130727 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 16–99 |
| Patron | Lord Mayhew of Twysden |
| Website | College homepage |
K College was a college of Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) with facilities across Kent, formed in April 2010, by the merger of South Kent College with West Kent College.
In the academic year beginning 2009, it had 25,290 students between its 6 campuses, at Jemmett Road and Henwood in Ashford, Dover, Folkestone, Tonbridge and Royal Tunbridge Wells.
The Interim Principal was Phil Frier and the Patron was Lord Mayhew of Twysden.
Due to the large amount of debt sustained by K College, it was split into two units from 1 August 2014:
Most staff at the Folkestone & Dover campuses were transferred under TUPE to East Kent College.
Staff based at Ashford, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells remained with K College and were based at either West Kent College or Ashford College from 1 August.
In July 2014 prior to Hadlow College managing Ashford, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells campuses K College announced that there would be up to 127 redundancies of those not TUPEd to East Kent College.
In comparison, East Kent College have recruited at least 40 extra staff since taking over the Folkestone & Dover campuses.
Higher Education courses are offered in conjunction with the College’s partner universities: Canterbury Christ Church University, University of Greenwich and University of Kent.
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