Alton College

HSDC Alton, formerly known as Alton College, is located in Alton, Hampshire, England. In addition to offering A Levels, the college provides an adult education service to the local population. It was built in 1978 and was one of the first institutions in the UK to be a purpose-built sixth form college. On 1 March 2019 it merged with Havant and South Downs College, becoming the third campus of the college.

HSDC Alton
Location
Old Odiham Road Alton , Hampshire , GU34 2LX England
Information
Former name	Alton College
Type	Further education college
Motto	Build your confidence, individuality and maximise your potential
Established	1978
Local authority	Hampshire
Ofsted	Reports
Chief Executive and Principal	Mike Gaston [1]
Gender	Mixed Education
Website	www.hsdc.ac.uk/study-with-us/alton-campus

Notable alumni

Notable former students of HSDC Alton include:

• Russell Howard^[2] – comedian
• Alison Goldfrapp^[3] – musician
• Gwyneth Herbert^[4][5] – singer-songwriter
• Rebecca Harris – film producer
• Michael Auger^[6] – singer
• Ranil Jayawardena^[7] – Conservative Party MP for North East Hampshire
• Yvette Cooper^[8] – Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford with the positions of Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
• Amber-Jade Sanderson – Australian politician
• Chris Wood^[9] – cricketer