Preston College is a
further educationFurther education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
college in the city of
PrestonPreston is a city and non-metropolitan district of Lancashire, in North West England. It is located on the north bank of the River Ribble, and was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign...
,
LancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Lancashire County Council is based in Preston. However, Lancaster is still considered to be the county town...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The college originally opened as
W R Tuson College in September 1974 and was renamed on 1 September 1989.
The college has two main sites, one at St. Vincent's Road in
FulwoodFulwood is a suburb of Preston in Lancashire, England, about two miles north of the city centre.- Economy and society :Fulwood remains a distinctive division of Preston. It is a wealthy area with low levels of crime, this is especially true when compared with neighbouring wards due to its lack of...
and one next to
Moor ParkMoor Park is a large park to the north of Preston, Lancashire. Moor Park is also the name of the electoral ward covering the park and the surrounding area. The ward borders the traditional boundary of Fulwood.-Park:...
.
The college offers a lot of vocational based subjects including dance, music, media and performing arts. The college also offers many sixth form subjects such as English Combined, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Further maths.
As of 2008, the college Principal and Chief Executive is Willie Mills.
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Preston College is a
further educationFurther education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
college in the city of
PrestonPreston is a city and non-metropolitan district of Lancashire, in North West England. It is located on the north bank of the River Ribble, and was granted city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign...
,
LancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Lancashire County Council is based in Preston. However, Lancaster is still considered to be the county town...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The college originally opened as
W R Tuson College in September 1974 and was renamed on 1 September 1989.
The college has two main sites, one at St. Vincent's Road in
FulwoodFulwood is a suburb of Preston in Lancashire, England, about two miles north of the city centre.- Economy and society :Fulwood remains a distinctive division of Preston. It is a wealthy area with low levels of crime, this is especially true when compared with neighbouring wards due to its lack of...
and one next to
Moor ParkMoor Park is a large park to the north of Preston, Lancashire. Moor Park is also the name of the electoral ward covering the park and the surrounding area. The ward borders the traditional boundary of Fulwood.-Park:...
.
The college offers a lot of vocational based subjects including dance, music, media and performing arts. The college also offers many sixth form subjects such as English Combined, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths and Further maths.
As of 2008, the college Principal and Chief Executive is Willie Mills. Former Principal of
Northumberland CollegeNorthumberland College is a further education college based in Ashington, Northumberland. The present site opened in 1957, became the County Technical College in 1961, transformed again in 1987, becoming the Northumberland College of Arts and Technology, and finally settled upon its current status...
and City College, Manchester, he took up his post at Preston College in March 2007.
Alumni
During the 1980s, British Comedian
Lenny HenryLenworth George "Lenny" Henry CBE is an English actor, writer, comedian and occasional television presenter.- Early life :...
re-took his O Levels at the college whilst appearing in a summer comedy show in Blackpool.
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