Accrington and Rossendale College is a

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based in

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The College

Accrington & Rossendale College ('Across') is a further education college that specializes in vocational education. Offering qualifications ranging from entry-level to honors degrees, the college serves residents of

Hyndburn Hyndburn is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Accrington, the largest town, and the borough also covers the outlying ...

Rossendale Rossendale may refer to several places and organizations in Lancashire, England: Places *Rossendale Valley, a river valley *Borough of Rossendale, a local government district *Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency) Rossendale was a United King ...

, the

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, and beyond. In 2018, it was awarded an

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grade of 'Good' in all measures except Apprenticeships. In November 2018, Accrington and Rossendale College merged with

Nelson and Colne College Nelson & Colne College is a further education college in the town of Nelson, Lancashire, North West of England, providing further education to Pendle and the surrounding districts. It is a tertiary college, offering courses to post-16 students, ...

, incorporating

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The New Campus

The Coppice Centre

In 2007, 'Across' inaugurated its new £16 million Broad Oak Campus, featuring the new Coppice Centre. This new center houses TV, radio, dance, and recording studios, a 120-seat theatre, and a desktop publishing suite. The college also relocated its Hair & Beauty departments to the Broad Oak Campus, which now operates as the "Seasons Salon" consisting of four hair salons and three beauty salons. It is also home to the 'Across' Travel Office.

The Hameldon Building

The Hameldon building houses the college's Construction and Motor Engineering workshops, along with several classrooms and meeting rooms. The Motor Engineering department is made up of the Carl Fogarty Technology Centre and the Motorcycle Workshop. The Construction Department has art workshops for different trade areas. These include Painting & Decorating, Carpentry & Joinery, Brickwork, Plumbing, Gas, Floor Covering, and Plastering.

The Broad Oak Centre

The largest and the oldest of the campus buildings, the four-story Broad Oak Centre is host to a number of curriculum departments and facilities. These include the Higher Education office, Information+; shop, ATMs, computer rooms, classrooms, and Library+. Notably, the Library+ offers extensive computer access, internet connectivity, a dedicated study area, as well as a collection of DVDs, CDs, magazines, journals and newspapers. It also provides photocopying and scanning facilities. The college's primary reception is on the ground floor of the Broad Oak Centre with the top floor consisting of the college's Innovation Centre, purposed to provide local and regional businesses with training, conference and meeting facilities. It comprises a Conference Room, Innovation Room and Lecture Theatre.

Notable former students

Carl Fogarty Carl George Fogarty (born 1 July 1965), often known as Foggy, is an English former motorcycle racer and one of the most successful Superbike World Championship, World Superbike racers of all time. He also holds the third highest number of rac ...

– Five-time world Superbike Champion *

Phil Neville Philip John Neville (born 21 January 1977) is an English association football, football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. He is also the co-owner of Salford City F.C., Salford ...

– Former Man Utd Premiership winner and current Everton captain *

Gary Neville Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975) is an English football pundit, former coach and player, and co-owner of English Football League club Salford City. As a player, Neville was a right-back and spent his entire career with Manches ...

– Man Utd Premiership, FA Cup, European Cup winner and England International *

Jeanette Winterson Jeanette Winterson (born 27 August 1959) is an English author. Her first book, '' Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit'', was a semi-autobiographical novel about a lesbian growing up in an English Pentecostal community. Other novels explore gender ...

– Author of ''

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit ''Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit'' is a novel by Jeanette Winterson published in 1985 by Pandora Press. It is a coming-of-age story about a lesbian who grows up in an English Pentecostal community. Key themes of the book include transition from ...

'', Winner of the Whitbread Prize for a first novel, and recipient of an OBE in the 2006 honors list

References

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