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Loughborough College is a general
further education Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is education in addition to that received at secondary school, that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. I ...
college located in
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, England which offers a range of courses including further education, higher education,
apprenticeship Apprenticeship is a system for training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study (classroom work and reading). Apprenticeships can also enable practitioners to gain a ...
s and professional qualifications.


List of principals

The past principals of Loughborough College: * Charles Laws (1909-1915) * Herbert Schofield (1915-1950) * Major-General W.F. Hasted (1951-1952) * G.J.D. Schumach (1952-1953) * Dan Lysaght (1953-1960) * Dr. Fred Lester (1961-1975) * Donald Hutchings (1976-1988) * Harold Wilkinson (1988-1993) * Jim Mutton (1993-2012) * Esme Winch (2012-2015) * Heather MacDonald (2015–2017) * ''Colin Butler'' (acting principal 2017 and 2020) * John Doherty (2017-2020) * Jo Maher (2020–present; Principal and Chief Executive)


The college today


Further education courses

Loughborough College offers further education courses across a number of different subject areas, including beauty, business, childcare, creative industries & computing, electrical installation, engineering, hairdressing, hospitality & catering, leisure, travel & aviation, motor vehicles, music, performing arts, public services and sport. Loughborough College also partners with the National Space Academy to deliver a unique Space Engineering programme. The College offers students work experience as part of their course. Students also have the option to gain experience with established local companies through the College's links with external organisations. Courses are aimed at young adults and mature students alike.


Apprenticeships

Loughborough College have a range of apprenticeships at intermediate, advanced and higher levels. These courses are recommended for students who wish to gain practical skills in a working environment whilst earning a wage.


Professional qualifications

Many of the courses are offered in association with professional bodies including the Association of Accountant Technicians ( AAT), Chartered Institute of Marketing ( CIM) and the Institute of Leadership and Management (
ILM Ilm or ILM may refer to: Acronyms * Identity Lifecycle Manager, a Microsoft Server Product * ''I Love Money,'' a TV show on VH1 * Independent Loading Mechanism, a mounting system for CPU sockets * Industrial Light & Magic, an American motion pic ...
). By 2019 ,the college had received over 30 commendations from the CIM.


Facilities


Accommodation


Halls of Residence

Halls include a total of 170 single bedrooms in a purpose-built complex (including a block specifically designed for under 18).


Living in Homestay

Homestay is offered to students who want to live with a family in Loughborough.


Elite Athlete Performance Centre

The EAPC is a restored listed building that provides a total of 17 en-suite rooms for students under the age of 18.


Radmoor Centre

The Radmoor Centre is a sports facility that also has a hair and beauty salon, a restaurant and bar.


Radmoor Day Nursery

The Radmoor Day Nursery offers an on-campus daycare facility for children up to school age.


The Hub

Construction of a new central student facility (The Hub) was completed in September 2014.


T Level Centre

Due to open in September 2022, the T Level Centre building will provide flexible teaching spaces for a new line of T Level qualifications.


Notable alumni

* Thomas Young - T38 100m Sprinter *
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Harry Leslie Aikines-Aryeetey (pronounced ''Ay-yee-tey'', born 29 August 1988) is an English sprinter. A prodigious junior runner, in 2005 he was named as the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year and the IAAF's Rising Star of the Year after ...
– athletics *
Andrew Barnard General Sir Andrew Francis Barnard (1773 – 17 January 1855) was an Irish British Army officer. He served in various capacities in the West Indies, the Cape of Good Hope, Canada, the Netherlands, Sicily, Spain and in the Napoleonic Wars inclu ...
- cricket *
Mason Bennett Mason Kane Bennett (born 15 July 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One club Burton Albion. He has also represented England Youth at U-16 and U-17 Level. He holds the record as Derby County's youngest ...
– football * Sophie Bradley – football * Rachel Bragg – volleyball *
Karen Carney Karen Julia Carney (born 1 August 1987) is an English sports journalist and former professional footballer who played as a winger and midfielder. Carney has been a regular broadcaster for live football on Sky Sports and Amazon Prime, including ...
– football *
Elise Christie Elise Christie (born 13 August 1990) is a British former short track speed skater. She was coached by Nicky Gooch and she specialised in the 1000m event. She is ten times a European gold medallist, including two overall European titles in 2015 ...
– short track skating *
Libby Clegg Elizabeth Clegg, (born 24 March 1990) is a Scottish Paralympic sprinter who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain at international events. She represented Great Britain in the T12 100m and 200m at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning ...
– athletics *
James Dasaolu James Dasaolu (born 5 September 1987) is a retired British track and field athlete who specialised in the 100 metres. He was the 2014 European champion over the distance. In July 2013, he became the second fastest Briton of all time after runni ...
– athletics *
Toni Duggan Toni Duggan (born 25 July 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Everton and the England national team, but is currently on a hiatus/maternity leave, after announcing her pregnancy on 27 September 2022. She has p ...
– football *
Harry Ellis Harry Alistair Ellis (born 17 May 1982 in Leicester) is a retired English rugby union footballer who played scrum half for Leicester Tigers, England and the British & Irish Lions. On 8 July 2010, Ellis announced his retirement from the gam ...
– rugby union *
Daniel Fogg Daniel Lee Fogg (born 24 August 1987) is an English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain in the Olympics, World and European Championships as well as England in the Commonwealth Games. Daniel Fogg specialises in the 1500-metre f ...
– swimming *
Carl Froch Carl Martin Froch, (born 2 July 1977) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2014, and has since worked as a boxing analyst and commentator. He held multiple super-middleweight world championships, including the WB ...
– boxing *
Phil Gilchrist Philip Alexander Gilchrist (born 25 August 1973) is an English former footballer and manager. He played as a defender. Career Gilchrist first joined Oxford United from Hartlepool United for £100,000 in February 1995. He soon formed one of t ...
– football *
Robbie Grabarz Robert Karl Grabarz (born 3 October 1987) is a retired British high jumper. Active during the 2010s, with his greatest success coming in two periods between 2012 and 2017. He was the 2012 European champion, the 2012 Diamond League high jump cha ...
– athletics *
Lucy Hall Lucy Hall (born 21 February 1992 in Leicester) is an English triathlete. , Hall is tall and weighs . She is coached by Mark Pearce. She is studying towards a foundation degree in Sports Science and Management at Loughborough College. Hall ha ...
– triathlon *
Fran Halsall Francesca Jean Halsall (born 12 April 1990) is a retired English competitive swimmer who has represented Great Britain at the Olympics, FINA world championships, and European championships, and England at the Commonwealth Games. She competed p ...
– swimming *
Jeff Hendrick Jeffrey Patrick Hendrick (born 31 January 1992) is an Irish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United, and the Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic ...
– football *
Steph Houghton Stephanie Jayne Darby (, , born 23 April 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the England women's national team. At club level, Houghton started at Sunderland in her native N ...
– football * Tom Huddlestone – football * Sam Ingram – judo * Charlie Matthews – rugby union * Melanie Nocher – swimming * Roberto Pavoni – swimming * Leon Rattigan – wrestling * Joe Roebuck – swimming *
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– football * Martyn Rooney – athletics * Jeffrey Schlupp – football *
Sarah Stevenson Sarah Diana Stevenson, MBE (born 30 March 1983) is a British taekwondo athlete. A world champion in 2001, Stevenson won her country's first ever Olympic medal in taekwondo, a bronze, at the 2008 Games in Beijing, her third Ol ...
– taekwondo *
Bradly Sinden Bradly John Sinden (born 19 September 1998) is a British Taekwondo athlete who won gold at the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, becoming the first British male taekwondo champion. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, he reached the final in his wei ...
– taekwondo * Liam Tancock – swimming * Sophie Thornhill - paracycling *
Nicola White Nicola White, (born 20 January 1988) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a forward for England and Great Britain. She now plays club hockey in the Women's England Hockey League Premier Division for Hampstead & West ...
– hockey *
Ben Chilwell Benjamin James Chilwell (born 21 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Chelsea and the England national team. Beginning his career at Leicester City, Chilwell had a loan spell with Huddersfiel ...
- football *
Sophie Hahn Sophie Megan Hahn, (born 23 January 1997) is a parasport athlete from England competing mainly in T38 sprint events. In 2013, she qualified for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships, selected for the T38 100m and 200m. She took the gold ...
- athletics * Andy King - football *
Katie Boulter Katie Boulter (born 1 August 1996) is a British tennis player. Boulter, from Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, has won six singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 18 February 2019, she reached her best singles ran ...
- tennis *
Harvey Barnes Harvey Lewis Barnes (born 9 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Leicester City. Early life Barnes was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and brought up in Countesthorpe, Leicestershire. He is the son ...
- football *
Jude Bellingham Jude Victor William Bellingham (born 29 June 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the England national team. Bellingham joined Birmingham City as an under-8, became t ...
- football * Jemma Reekie - middle-distance runner. Voted Athletics Weekly 'Women's British Athlete of the Year 2020' * Jack "ApparentlyJack" Benton - eSports


See also

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Loughborough Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population of 59,932 , the second larg ...
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Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when L ...
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Loughborough Students' Union Loughborough Students' Union (otherwise known as LSU) is the students' union serving members from Loughborough University, Loughborough College and the RNIB College Loughborough. The Union is unique amongst British universities, in that its p ...


References


External links


Loughborough College websiteLoughborough Students' Union website
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