Harrogate College is a

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college in

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, England. It traces its origins to the

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movement, which began in 1873 under the auspices of

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. It offers several levels of qualifications, including Further and Higher Education courses. Harrogate College relocated in 1985 to Hornbeam Park, after the older Bower Road location of the college in Harrogate closed. The College was known as Harrogate College of Further Education and later Harrogate College of Arts and Technology prior to 1 September 1994, when the name was shortened to Harrogate College.UK Legislation
Harrogate College (Dissolution) Order 1998
SI 1998/1657, made 7 July 1998, accessed 24 February 2021 The college is on the former Harrogate ICI Fibres site in four buildings. Harrogate College merged with

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in August 1998 and was classified as a

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; the Harrogate College statutory corporation was dissolved on 1 August 1998. On 1 August 2008 management of the college was transferred to

Hull College Hull College is a Further Education and Higher Education establishment based in Kingston upon Hull, England. It provides vocational courses, apprenticeships, Higher Education and adult learning courses, with a focus on equipping young peopl ...

. This was not strictly a merger since Leeds Metropolitan University still had links with Harrogate College through the Regional University Network (RUN).. On 1 August 2019 it transferred from Hull College Group to

Luminate Education Group Luminate Education Group (formerly Leeds City College Group) brings together a number of secondary, further and higher education institutions in Yorkshire, England. It was renamed from Leeds City College Group in December 2018 to better reflect i ...

(formerly Leeds City College Group).

Notable former students

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, former politics lecturer and student *Leon Doyle, candidate on Series 7 of ''

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References

External links

Official websiteTransfer of the Responsibility of Education and Training - at Harrogate College from Leeds Metropolitan University to Hull College (LSC consultation document November 2007
{{Authority control Education in Harrogate Further education colleges in North Yorkshire Buildings and structures in Harrogate 1873 establishments in England