Warrington and Vale Royal College, previously known as Warrington Collegiate, is a vocational learning provider in
Warrington
Warrington () is a town and unparished area in the borough of the same name in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey. It is east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester. The population in 2019 was estimat ...
and
Winsford
Winsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England, on the River Weaver south of Northwich and west of Middlewich. It grew around the salt mining industr ...
,
Cheshire for people aged 16–19, as well as courses aimed at adult learners. The college mainly offers vocational courses, ranging from GCSE, BTECs at levels 3,4 and 5, A-Level, professional development, business courses, trade union courses and preparation of life and work after education.
Merge with Mid Cheshire College
In August 2017, Warrington Collegiate and
Mid Cheshire College
Mid Cheshire College was a further education college based in Hartford and Winsford, Cheshire. The college merged with Warrington Collegiate in 2017 to form Warrington and Vale Royal College. It had approximately 9,000 students at the time of ...
announced that they were to merge in time for the September 2017 enrollments to form Warrington and Vale Royal College. The merger led to a redesigned logo and website, though the current Warrington Campus still has some old "Warrington Collegiate" signage. As a result of the merger, the college now has two campuses; the site in Warrington and the former Mid Cheshire College site in Winsford. A third former Mid Cheshire College site in
Hartford
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since t ...
has been closed.
Awards
Warrington Collegiate, when it was called as such, has been nationally recognised in sustainability and energy efficiency, winning numerous awards;
* 2011 Winner of "Best Sustainability Initiative Award" at the UK Public Sector Digital Awards.
* 2011 Winner of the "Best Energy Efficiency Project" at the National Tech World Awards.
* 2011 Winner of "Recognition of Innovation Award" by the Regional Support Centre.
* 2010 Runner-up of the "Green ICT Award" at the Green Gown Awards.
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{{Universities and colleges in North West England
Further education colleges in Cheshire
Education in Warrington
Learning and Skills Beacons