Askham Bryan College

Askham Bryan College

Type	FE/HE College
Established	1936
Principal	Tim Whitaker
Students	5,000
Location	York , North Yorkshire , England
Website	College website

Askham Bryan College is a specialist land-based college based in Askham Bryan, York, England.^[1]^[2] It also has centres in Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Saltaire and Wakefield.

It was built in 1936, but not opened until after World War II as the Yorkshire Agricultural Institute. It first opened to students in 1948.^[3] The college runs courses in Agriculture, Animal Management, Veterinary Nursing, Equine, Engineering, Motorsport, Horticulture, Arboriculture, Floristry, Countryside Management, Outdoor Adventure Sport, Sport Coaching and Fitness, Uniformed Public Services and Foundation Vocational Programmes.

The college farm is 1,022 acres (414 ha) and supports three farms: Westfield Farm which accommodates a 250 Holstein Friesian dairy herd and the National Beef Training Centre; East Barrow Farm which houses the college Equine Department with 53 horses and Animal Management Department; and Headley Hall Farm which is the arable farm formerly of the University of Leeds.

Alumni include Geoffrey Smith, a horticulturalist, writer and broadcaster;^[4]^[3] and Joe Maiden, a horticulturalist and broadcaster for BBC Radio Leeds.

References[]

^ "Askham Bryan College". The Independent. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
^ "Askham Bryan College". Ofsted. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Askham Bryan College". The Independent. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
^ "Roy Lancaster plants tree at Askham Bryan College in memory of Geoffrey Smith". York Press. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

External links[]

Official website

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