Ashford College
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| Established | 1 August 2014 |
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| Type | Further Education, Higher Education |
| Principal | Paul Hannan |
| Location |
Ashford Kent England  Coordinates: 51°08′21″N 0°51′39″E / 51.139105°N 0.860804°E |
| Local authority | Kent County Council |
| DfE URN | 130727 Tables |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 16–99 |
| Website | College homepage |
Ashford College is a further education college in Ashford, Kent[1] founded in August 2014 as a result of the split of K College.[2] It is run as part of the Hadlow College Group, who also manage West Kent College.[3] The principal is Paul Hannan. Its campus is based at Jemmett Road[4]
The college offers a number of full and part-time qualifications, from vocational BTEC and NVQ Diplomas, to Access to HE courses, Apprenticeships and Higher Education programmes. The campus is equipped with a multi-media learning resource centre, engineering workshops, photography studios and darkrooms as well as commercial hair and beauty salons offering treatments to students, staff and the general public.
From 2017, the college will be relocating to a brand new state-of the-art campus at Elwick Road, in the town centre.[5] With £26 million of investment, the 7,135m² campus will accommodate over 1000 students.
Courses
The college offers a number of full and part-time qualifications, from vocational BTEC and NVQ Diplomas, to Access to HE courses, Apprenticeships and Higher Education programmes, in subjects such as:
- Engineering
- Catering and Hospitality
- Construction: Bricklaying, Electrical Installation, Carpentry and Joinery, Plumbing
- Music Technology
- Photography
- Art and Design, Interactive Media, Fashion and Clothing
- Motor Vehicle Engineering
- Beauty Therapy, Hair Design
- Business and Administration
References
- ↑ "Ashford College (official website)". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ Price, Chris (1 August 2014). "K College had "a perfect storm" of financial and leadership issues reveal Hadlow College and East Kent College, who have formally taken over the sites". Kent Messenger. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ Evans, Darren (5 August 2014). "Students promised brighter future after K College takeover". TES. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Ashford College Our Campuses (official website)". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ Price, Chris (12 March 2015). "New Ashford College set to go ahead after getting full-funding for £16m new home". KM. Retrieved 26 April 2016.