Sunderland College
college in Sunderland, UK
Sunderland College, officially City of Sunderland College, is a further education and higher education college based in Sunderland, North East England. The enrolment includes around 6,300 part-time learners and approximately 4,800 full-time students. A report following a January 2010 Ofsted inspection awarded the school a Grade 2 (good) that included a Grade 1 (outstanding) on 3 inspection criteria.
The college is a member of the Collab Group of high performing schools.
About
The college is part of Education Partnership North East, a large multi campus college group with seven campuses throughout North East England, these are Bede Campus, City Campus, Washington Campus, Ashington Campus, Kirkley Hall Campus. Hartlepool Sixth Form Campus and HICSA- a housing innovation and construction skills academy.
History
Sunderland College originally had two more campuses: Shiney Row College and Hylton Centre, until their demolitions. Shiney Row Campus was impacted by a major fire in 2015.
Sunderland College merged with Hartlepool Sixth Form College in September 2017, and in March 2019 Northumberland College merged with Sunderland College. This created Education Partnership North East, one of the largest college groups in the country.
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