Barking & Dagenham College is a general

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History

Originally known as Barking College, it became Barking & Dagenham College in 2010. In 2015 the College became a Digital & Creative Industries Career College. In February 2018, the College was awarded a £5m share of £25.7m funding by the Mayor,

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to complete its Centre for Advanced Technologies.

Courses

The college provides intermediate, advanced and higher apprenticeship training in London. Specialisms include Construction, Project Management, Human Resources Management, Business and Pharmacy. The college has 12,500 students and an annual turnover of £36 million (Source: Audited Accounts 2015/2016). In October 2017 the College and

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References

External links

* Further education colleges in London Education in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Educational institutions established in 1961 1961 establishments in England {{UK-university-stub