Bedford College of Higher Education

Bedford College of Higher Education was a higher education institution in Bedford, England, specializing in teacher training.

History

Until 1976, three separate institutions offered tertiary education in Bedford: Bedford College of Physical Education in Landsdowne Road (Physical Education training), Bedford College of Education in Polhill Avenue (initial teacher training), and Mander College of Further Education in Cauldwell Street. In 1976 these combined to become Bedford College of Higher Education.

In 1994 the higher education areas merged with the De Montfort University (based in Leicester) and the further education part became Bedford College (but still awarding HNDs and Foundation degrees). The teacher-training colleges left De Montfort in 2006 and merged with the University of Luton which changed its name to University of Bedfordshire.

The Landsdowne campus was sold off in 2007 and remaining higher education provision focussed on the Polhill site. The University of Bedfordshire is now the largest provider of secondary physical education teachers in the UK.

See also

• Bedford College
• De Montfort University
• University of Luton
• University of Bedfordshire
• Hereford College of Education

External links

• http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/reports/subjectlevel/q39_97_textonly.htm
• http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib/0.digitised_resources/bedford_colleges_bedford_training.htm

Defunct universities and colleges in the United Kingdom
Bedford College Bedford College of Higher Education Bell College Bulmershe College of Higher Education Crewe and Alsager College of Higher Education Garnett College Hereford College of Education Queen's University of Ireland Royal University of Ireland Kent Institute of Art & Design London Guildhall University Royal Manchester College of Music University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology National Heart and Lung Institute Northern School of Music University of North London University of Northampton (1261–65) Royal College of Science La Sainte Union College of Higher Education University College Salford University College Scarborough St Martin's College Federal University of Surrey Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College New University of Ulster Ulster Polytechnic Victoria University Victoria University of Manchester University of Wales College of Medicine University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology Westfield College Wye College