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Harrogate College

College in Harrogate, England

Harrogate College
Summary

College in Harrogate, England

Buildings of the college

Harrogate College, formerly known as Harrogate College of Further Education and later Harrogate College of Arts and Technology, is a further education college in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England. It offers several levels of qualifications, including further and higher education courses. Since August 2019 it is a member of the Luminate Education Group.

History

Harrogate College traces its origins to the University Extension movement, which began in 1873 under the auspices of Cambridge University.

The college was known as Harrogate College of Further Education and later Harrogate College of Arts and Technology prior to 1 September 1994, when the name was shortened to Harrogate College.

Harrogate College relocated in 1985 to Hornbeam Park, after the older Bower Road location of the college in Harrogate closed. The college is on the former Harrogate ICI Fibres site in four buildings. The college merged with Leeds Metropolitan University in August 1998 and was classified as a university; the Harrogate College statutory corporation was dissolved on 1 August 1998.

On 1 August 2008 management of the college was transferred to Hull College.

By 2016 it had 3,000 full- and part-time students, including young people over 16, as well as adults and apprentices.

On 1 August 2019 it transferred from Hull College Group to Luminate Education Group (formerly Leeds City College Group), with Danny Wild as principal.

{{anchor|Notable former students}}Notable former students

  • Andrew Brons, British National Party (BNP) MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber, former politics lecturer and student
  • Leon Doyle, candidate on Series 7 of The Apprentice
  • Richard Hammond, Top Gear presenter and television personality
  • Lewis Kaberry (1879–1962), Australian theatre architect
  • Charles Wilson (1857–1932), New Zealand member of parliament
  • Jenny Vaughan (artist) (1944–2022)

References

References

  1. London, A. (1985). ''Harrogate College of Further Education 1898–1985''. Harrogate: Harrogate College.
  2. Wild, Danny. (20 November 2020). "Interview: Principal on how Harrogate College is reconnecting with town and businesses even during Covid".
  3. UK Legislation, [https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1657/contents/made Harrogate College (Dissolution) Order 1998], SI 1998/1657, made 7 July 1998, accessed 24 February 2021
  4. "Troubled Hull College Group to de-merge one of three colleges". FE Week.
  5. (31 August 2023). "Discover your passion and study at Harrogate College".
  6. Campbell, Duncan. (8 June 2009). "Andrew Brons: the genteel face of neo-fascism". The Guardian.
  7. (12 June 2009). "EXPOSED: BNP man's past". Johnston Press Digital Publishing.
  8. (2011). "CV – Leon Doyle".
  9. (1 March 1939). "Who's Who: Lewis Kaberry". Australian Glass Manufactures.
  10. (20 December 2012). "Charles Wilson". [[Ministry for Culture and Heritage]].
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