Preston_College

Preston College

Preston College

Further education college in Preston, Lancashire, England

53.7839°N 2.7005°W / 53.7839; -2.7005

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Preston College is a further education college in the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. The college originally opened as W. R. Tuson College in September 1974 and was renamed Preston College on 1 September 1989.[1]

Campus

The college had two main sites until mid-2011; the main campus on St. Vincent's Road in Fulwood and a smaller building located next to Moor Park. The college finished the build of a Btec building in mid-2011 upon the Fulwood campus; the replaced the Moor Park campus.

A £5m visual and performing arts centre was opened on the Fulwood site in January 2012.[2]

Courses

The college primarily provides education in vocational subjects, but academic courses at a sixth form college level can also be undertaken.

Notable alumni

References

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    "Apostrophe costs Preston's College £25,000". Lancashire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
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    "Preston College opens new £5m performing arts academy". BBC. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
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    "Lenny Henry's Preston memories". This is Lancashire. Newsquest Media Group. 27 January 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008. Henry left school without any qualifications but decided to retake his O levels at Preston College - then called WR Tuson College - while appearing in a summer season in Blackpool with Cannon and Ball in the early 1980s. [..] "I thought 'I'm going to do my O levels', which is a bizarre thing for a rock 'n' roll 21-year-old comedian to do."[permanent dead link]
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    Murray, Janet (20 March 2007). "College days: Rebecca Atkinson". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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    John Deehan (9 February 2018). "Radio 1 slot for talented Burnley DJ". Burnley Express. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
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