Preston College
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Coordinates: 53°47′02″N 2°42′02″W / 53.7839°N 2.7005°W
 View of the Fulwood Campus (2009) | |
| Established | 1974 |
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| Location | City of Preston , England, United Kingdom |
| Website | www.preston.ac.uk |
  Location in Preston | |
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.
Alumni[]
During the 1980s, British Comedian Lenny Henry re-took his O Levels at the college whilst appearing in a summer comedy show in Blackpool.[3]
Rebecca Atkinson studied theatre and dance at the college.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Apostrophe costs Preston's College £25,000". Lancashire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
- ^ "Preston College opens new £5m performing arts academy". BBC. 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "Lenny Henry's Preston memories". This is Lancashire. Newsquest Media Group. 2008-01-27. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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] - ^ Murray, Janet (20 March 2007). "College days: Rebecca Atkinson". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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- Education in Preston
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- Further education colleges in Lancashire
- Educational institutions established in 1974
- 1974 establishments in England