Central College Nottingham

Central College Nottingham

Former names	South Nottingham College Castle College Nottingham Broxtowe College The People's College, Nottingham
Type	Further education
Established	Nov 2012
CEO	John Van De Laarschot
Students	4,000 (full time); 20,000 (total)
Location	Nottinghamshire England
Website	http://www.centralnottingham.ac.uk

Central College Nottingham is a further education college based over ten sites in Nottinghamshire, England. The college was formed from the merger of Castle College Nottingham and South Nottingham College. South Nottingham College was founded in 1970 in West Bridgford, while Castle College, Nottingham, was formed on 1 June 2006 from the merger of Broxtowe College and the The People's College in Nottingham. The People's College was the oldest further education college in England, having been founded in 1847.^[1] Following a public consultation, which ran from December 2010 to January 2011, it was decided that Castle College and South Nottingham College should merge.^[2] The colleges officially merged on 1 July 2011.^[3] The merged college was renamed Central College Nottingham in November 2012.^[4] Today the college employs over around 1000 full-time staff.^[5] Its main centres are at Maid Marian Way in the City Centre, Beeston, Clifton and Ruddington.^[6]

The College offers courses from level 1 entry and foundation programmes to HNDs and foundation degrees.^[7]

Nottingham Centres

Beeston High Road

The Beeston centre houses Salon Central, a commercial salon with 40 hairdressing stations & 32 beauty treatment beds, and a 1000m2 Construction Centre. It also provides courses in Art & Design, Business & IT, Digital Technologies, ESOL, Foundation Studies (including LLDD), Health & Social Care, Science, Teacher Training and Travel & Tourism. The Centre is also the base for the College's International provision.

The centre is situated on Chilwell High Road adjacent to the Central College stop on the Nottingham Express Transit tram system.^[8]

Maid Marian Way

The Centre, in the heart of the City, provides courses in Access, Business & IT, Childcare, Digital Technologies, ESOL, Foundation Learning, Health & Medical Sciences, Health & Social Care and Uniformed Public Services.

Clifton

Farnborough Road, Clifton, houses the Visual Arts department and also has some sport, construction and automotive courses as well as the college's all-weather pitch football facility.

Highfields

Highfields is located on University Boulevard. Created in association with Toyota, the Centre has ten workshops, a car showroom and a learning resource centre.

Ruddington

This centre is home to Emtec as well some of the industry's training providers. Training takes place in facilities in Ruddington where automotive training in conjunction with motor manufacturers has been taking place for over 15 years.

London Road

The Centre, just five minutes walk from Nottingham Train Station and Tram terminus, is the College's Technology Centre which has three automotive workshops with a total of 32 ramps as well as Engineering facilities.

Stapleford

The Centre provides specialist facilities for students with a range of physical and learning difficulties and disabilities as well as for other Foundation Learning courses.

University Level Courses at Central College Nottingham

Central College Nottingham offers a range of University-level courses recognised by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) in partnership with higher education institutions including Nottingham Trent University, Edexcel, University of Derby and De Montfort University. Courses on offer include Accounting, Business and Computing, Childcare, Engineering, Science and Criminal Justice, Sport Coaching, Travel and Tourism and Visual Arts and Photography.

References

↑ "People's College Nottingham: A History". People'sCollege Founded. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
↑ "Consultation on the proposed merger of Castle College Nottingham and South Nottingham College". Skills Funding Agency. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
↑ "Telegraph: Central College Nottingham Guide". Telegraph FE Guide. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
↑ "Major changes in pipeline as college plans for future". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
↑ "Media Enquiries". Central College Nottingham. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
↑ "Locations". Central College Nottingham. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
↑ "Media Enquiries". Central College Nottingham. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
↑ Skelsey, Geoffrey (2015). Nottingham's growing tramway - Building on NET's success. LRTA. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-0-948106-49-1.

Authority control	ISNI: 0000 0004 0445 8940

Education in Nottinghamshire

Primary schools	Ambleside Primary School Hempshill Hall Primary School The Nottingham Academy Serlby Park Academy Southwell Minster School

Secondary schools	Alderman White School All Saints' Catholic Academy Arnold Hill Academy Ashfield School The Becket School Bluecoat Beechdale Academy The Bramcote School The Brunts Academy The Bulwell Academy The Carlton Academy Carlton le Willows Academy Chilwell School Christ the King Catholic Academy Colonel Frank Seely School Djanogly City Academy The Dukeries Academy East Leake Academy The Elizabethan Academy Ellis Guilford School The Farnborough Academy Fernwood School Garibaldi College George Spencer Academy Hall Park Academy The Holgate Academy Joseph Whitaker School Kimberley School Kirkby College Magnus Church of England Academy The Manor Academy Meden School National Academy The Newark Academy The Nottingham Academy The Nottingham Bluecoat Academy Nottingham Emmanuel School Nottingham Free School Nottingham Girls' Academy Nottingham University Samworth Academy The Oakwood Academy Outwood Academy Portland Outwood Academy Valley Quarrydale Academy Redhill Academy Retford Oaks Academy Rushcliffe School Samworth Church Academy Selston High School Serlby Park Academy Sherwood Academy South Nottinghamshire Academy South Wolds Academy Southwell Minster School Sutton Community Academy Toot Hill School Top Valley Academy Trinity School Tuxford Academy West Bridgford School

Independent schools	Dagfa House School Dawn House School Hollygirt School Jamia Al-Hudaa Nottingham High School Nottingham Girls' High School Worksop College Worksop College Preparatory School

Further education	Bilborough College Central College Nottingham New College Nottingham North Nottinghamshire College St John's College Vision West Nottinghamshire College

Higher education	University of Nottingham Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Law School

Defunct institutions	Al Karam Secondary School Clifton Hall Girls' Grammar School Bramcote Hills Sport & Community College Henry Mellish School Ordsall Hall School Portland School Rufford School

Universities and colleges in the East Midlands

Universities	Bishop Grosseteste De Montfort Derby Leicester Lincoln Loughborough Northampton Nottingham Nottingham Trent

Further education colleges	Boston Brooksby Melton Central College Nottingham Chesterfield Derby Grantham Leicester Lincoln Loughborough Moulton New College Nottingham New College Stamford North Nottinghamshire Northampton Riseholme South East Derbyshire South Leicestershire Stephenson Tresham Vision West Nottinghamshire College

Sixth form colleges	Bilborough East Northamptonshire Gateway Harington Regent Leicester Welbeck Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I

Special needs colleges	Alderwasley Hall Sixth Form Centre Portland College RNIB College, Loughborough

Places of interest in Nottingham

	Historic buildings	All Saints' Church The Bell Inn Canning Terrace City War Memorial Flying Horse Inn Green's Windmill Nottingham Castle Nottingham Council House Nottingham Roman Catholic Cathedral St Mary's Church St Nicholas' Church St Peter's Church Wollaton Hall Ye Olde Salutation Inn Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem

	Museums, centres and galleries	City of Caves Galleries of Justice Museum Great Central Railway (Nottingham) Green's Windmill Nottingham Castle Nottingham Contemporary Art Gallery Nottingham Industrial Museum Trade Nottingham Natural History Museum Wollaton Hall

	Parks and public spaces	Forest Recreation Ground Highfields Park Old Market Square The Arboretum Wollaton Park

	Theatre and entertainment	Albert Hall Broadway Cinema Capital FM Arena Lace Market Theatre National Ice Centre Nottingham Arts Theatre Nottingham Playhouse Royal Concert Hall Rock City The Cornerhouse Theatre Royal

	Shopping	Broadmarsh Shopping Centre The Exchange Arcade Victoria Shopping Centre

	Transport	Broadmarsh Bus Station Nottingham Express Transit Nottingham Railway Station Victoria Bus Station East Midlands Airport

	Education	Nottingham Trent University Nottingham University Central College New College

	Sport	National Ice Centre National Watersports Centre Nottingham Forest F.C. Notts County F.C. Trent Bridge Cricket Ground Nottingham Racecourse Nottingham Greyhound Stadium

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