Suffolk New College (formerly Suffolk College) is a further education college in

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...

. It provides courses for students from across south Suffolk. In 2009 it constructed a new building costing £70 million.

Overview

Suffolk New College is a multi-campus mixed general further education college, with the main campus located in central

. The College also runs Suffolk Rural College (Previously Otley College) and On The Coast (Previously Alde Valley Sixth Form). The College offers secondary and further education courses such as vocational programmes, T Levels, GCSEs and apprenticeships as well as some higher education and leisure learning courses.

Ofsted

Ofsted visited the College between 15 and 18 November 2022 and awarded the College with a 'Good' grade with 'Outstanding' in personal development.

Facilities

The College was founded in 2009 after the then Suffolk College was split into Suffolk New College, dealing with further education, and University Campus Suffolk dealing with higher education courses. In August 2009 a new building costing £70 million was created for the college. The 22,000 square metre building consists of four floors with a range of facilities surrounding a central atrium which rises to three storeys. Facilities include a range of classrooms, workshops and other learning and support spaces. A fine dining restaurant and a deli are run by students on catering courses. The restaurant, Chefs' Whites, is open to the public. Workshops include automotive, construction and IT workshops. Suffolk New College Sports Centre was built more recently and includes facilities such as a four court badminton sports hall and two multi-purpose rooms available for public use.

New Facilities

In 2022 the College officially unveiled its new £2.4 million Tech Campus in Ipswich. The opening was made official by TV star and Jimmy's Farm owner Jimmy Doherty, who's shows include Channel 4's ''' Food Unwrapped''' and ''' Jamie & Jimmy's Friday Night Feast, which he does with childhood friend,

Jamie Oliver James Trevor Oliver MBE OSI (born 27 May 1975) is an English chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. He is known for his casual approach to cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants. Oliver reac ...

. Jimmy, who is a patron of the college, originally gained advice at the Suffolk Rural campus of Suffolk New College when he was starting out in farming and has maintained a link with the college ever since. In 2022 the College was given the green light to build their four-storey health and social care block with a mock hospital.

University of Suffolk at Suffolk New College

Suffolk New College is a partner college of the

University of Suffolk The University of Suffolk is a public university situated in Suffolk and Norfolk, England. The modern university was established in 2007 as University Campus Suffolk (UCS), the institution was founded as a unique collaboration between the Univer ...

and delivers Civil Engineering and Teacher Training programmes.

Campuses

The College has campuses in

Otley Otley is a market town and civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, the population was 13,668 at the 20 ...

Leiston Leiston ( ) is an English town in the East Suffolk non-metropolitan district of Suffolk, near Saxmundham and Aldeburgh, about from the North Sea coast, north-east of Ipswich and north-east of London. The town had a population of 5,508 at th ...

and

Halesworth Halesworth is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in north-eastern Suffolk, England. The population stood at 4,726 in the 2011 Census. It lies south-west of Lowestoft, on a tributary of the River Blyth, upstream from Southwold. T ...

Notable alumni

* Stuart Humphryes - film and video colouriser (enrolled 1988-1991) * Asami Zdrenka - member of girl group

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Barns Courtney Barnaby George Courtney (born 17 November 1990) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Early life Courtney was born in England then moved with his family to Seattle, Washington when he was 4. He returned to the United Kingdom when 1 ...

- professional musician

References

External links

Suffolk New College website
{{Authority control Further education colleges in Suffolk Education in Ipswich Educational institutions established in 2009 2009 establishments in England