Stockport College is a medium-sized educational institute in

Stockport Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. Most of the town is within ...

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, providing

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and

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to those aged 16 and over. It provides educational opportunities for the community including; school leavers, adults, and

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. The college has academic and vocational courses from pre-

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to degree level. It is a major provider of post-16 education and training in Stockport and a centre for a range of specialist courses. Amongst its facilities the college has a theatre where drama and performing arts is taught; it is named the Peter Barkworth Theatre after the English film and television actor ''

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''. Under the new merger with

Trafford College Trafford College is a further education college in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It was formed with the merger of North Trafford College (formerly, Stretford Technical College) and South Trafford College in 2007. Campuses and facilitie ...

, Lesley Davies is the new principal and chief executive of the Trafford College Group. James Scott is the current Stockport College campus principal.

Town centre campus

The town centre campus is the original site of Stockport College of Further and Higher Education () 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 Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in North West England, south-east of central Manchester. As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, it includes the outlying areas of Hazel Grov ...

. The total project value was estimated at around £100m from various sources. It included the closure and selling off of the Heaton Moor Campus (), inherited from the merger with North Area College in 2006. Under the new college merger, investment is being made in key areas to Stockport College. One such area is the plan to redevelop the Stockport College campus. A new town centre campus redevelopment project is set to begin in 2018.

Trafford College Group

Stockport College and Trafford College announced on 4 April 2018 the completion of their merger. The Trafford College Group is the corporation name for the new provider which will have over 14,000 students and apprentices and a combined turnover of around £37 million. Stockport College and Trafford College will retain their existing names and campus sites.

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References

External links

Stockport College web site
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Town centre campus

Trafford College Group

Notable people

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