Stockport College is a medium-sized educational institute in

Stockport Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt, Rivers Goyt and River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame merge to create the River Mersey he ...

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. It provides

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and

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to those aged 16 and over. It also offers educational opportunities for the community including school leavers, adults, and businesses. The college has academic and vocational courses from pre-

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to degree level. It is a provider of post-16 education and training in Stockport and a centre for a range of specialist courses. Among its facilities the college has a theatre where drama and performing arts are taught; in November 1999 it was named the Peter Barkworth Theatre after the English film and television actor

Peter Barkworth Peter Wynn Barkworth (14 January 1929 – 21 October 2006) was an English actor. He twice won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor; for ''Crown Matrimonial'' in 1975 and for '' Professional Foul'' and ''The Country Party'' in 1978. He also starre ...

(1929–2006).

Town centre campus

The town centre campus is the original site of Stockport College of Further and Higher Education () and much of the campus dates back to the 1960s. The complete redevelopment of this site and some surrounding buildings was due for completion in 2011 to create a flagship educational campus for the

Metropolitan Borough of Stockport The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is south-east of central Manchester and south of Tameside. As well as the towns of Stockport, Bredbury and Marple, Greater Manchester, Marple, ...

. The total project value was estimated at around £100 million from various sources. It included the closure and selling off of the Heaton Moor Campus (), inherited from the merger with North Area College in 2006. A town centre campus redevelopment project was set to begin in 2018.

Trafford College Group

On 4 April 2018, Stockport College and

Trafford College Trafford College is a further education college in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It was formed with the merger of North Trafford College (formerly Stretford Technical College, founded 1974) and South Trafford College (founded 1951) in 20 ...

announced the completion of their merger. As of November 2022, the Trafford College Group is the corporation name for the provider which has over 11,000 students and apprentices and a combined turnover of around £39 million. Stockport College and Trafford College retained their existing names and campus sites following the merger.

Notable alumni

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References

External links

Stockport College web site
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Town centre campus

Trafford College Group

Notable alumni

See also

References

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