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Ashford College

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Established
  
1 August 2014

Location
  
Ashford Kent England

DfE URN
  
130727 Tables

Founded
  
1 August 2014

Principal
  
Paul Hannan

Local authority
  
Kent County Council

Phone
  
+44 845 207 8220

Type
  
Further Education, Higher Education

Address
  
Jemmett Rd, Ashford TN23 4RL, UK

Profiles

Ashford College is a further education college in Ashford, Kent founded in August 2014 as a result of the split of K College. It is run as part of the Hadlow College Group, who also manage West Kent College. The principal is Paul Hannan. Its campus is based at Jemmett Road

The college offers a number of full and part-time qualifications, from vocational BTEC and NVQ Diplomas, to Access to HE courses, Apprenticeships and Higher Education programmes. The campus is equipped with a multi-media learning resource centre, engineering workshops, photography studios and darkrooms as well as commercial hair and beauty salons offering treatments to students, staff and the general public.

From 2017, the college will be relocating to a brand new state-of the-art campus at Elwick Road, in the town centre. With £26 million of investment, the 7,135m² campus will accommodate over 1000 students.

Courses

The college offers a number of full and part-time qualifications, from vocational BTEC and NVQ Diplomas, to Access to HE courses, Apprenticeships and Higher Education programmes, in subjects such as:

  • Engineering
  • Catering and Hospitality
  • Construction: Bricklaying, Electrical Installation, Carpentry and Joinery, Plumbing
  • Music Technology
  • Photography
  • Art and Design, Interactive Media, Fashion and Clothing
  • Motor Vehicle Engineering
  • Beauty Therapy, Hair Design
  • Business and Administration
  • References

    Ashford College Wikipedia