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Stockport College
College in Greater Manchester, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stockport College is a medium-sized educational institute in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It provides further education and higher education to those aged 16 and over.[1] It also offers educational opportunities for the community including school leavers, adults, and businesses.
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The college has academic and vocational courses from pre-GCSE to degree level. It is a provider of post-16 education and training in Stockport and a centre for a range of specialist courses.
Among its facilities the college has a theatre where drama and performing arts are taught; in November 1999 it was named the Peter Barkworth Theatre after the English film and television actor Peter Barkworth (1929–2006).[2]
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Town centre campus
The town centre campus is the original site of Stockport College of Further and Higher Education (53°24′16″N 2°09′31″W) and much of the campus dates back to the 1960s. The complete redevelopment of this site and some surrounding buildings was due for completion in 2011 to create a flagship educational campus for the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. The total project value was estimated at around £100 million from various sources. It included the closure and selling off of the Heaton Moor Campus (53°25′44″N 2°11′02″W), inherited from the merger with North Area College in 2006. A town centre campus redevelopment project was set to begin in 2018.[3][4]
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Trafford College Group
On 4 April 2018, Stockport College and Trafford College announced the completion of their merger.[5] As of November 2022, the Trafford College Group is the corporation name for the provider which has over 11,000 students and apprentices and a combined turnover of around £39 million.[6]
Stockport College and Trafford College retained their existing names and campus sites following the merger.[7]
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Notable alumni
- Lee Boardman (born 1972), British actor
- Adam Gillen (born 1985), British actor known for TV series Benidorm
- Sarah Harding (1981–2021), English singer-songwriter, dancer, model, and actress and associated with the pop girl group Girls Aloud[8]
- Alan Lowndes (1921–1978), British painter known primarily for his scenes of northern life[9]
- Luthfur Rahman (born 1976), Labour politician, councillor and executive member for skills, culture and leisure for Manchester City Council[10]
- Angela Rayner (born 1980), Deputy Prime Minister (since July 2024) and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (since 2020), politician (Member of Parliament), former care worker and trade unionist[11][12]
- Daniel Rigby (born 1982), BAFTA award-winning actor for television film Eric and Ernie (2011)[13]
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