Canterbury College, Kent

Canterbury College is a part of the EKC Group of colleges and provides Further and Higher Education in Canterbury, Kent, England. It was established in 1947.

Canterbury College
Address
New Dover Road

Canterbury
,
Kent
,
CT1 3AJ

England
Coordinates51.27556°N 1.08972°E / 51.27556; 1.08972
Information
TypeFurther Education College
Established1947
Local authorityKent
Staff500
GenderCo-educational
Age16+
Websitehttps://www.ekcgroup.ac.uk/canterbury-college

The college has about 3800 students and 500 staff and predominantly provides Further Education courses to students 16 upwards, plus provision in Access to Higher Education, Higher Education as well as part-time courses and short courses for adult learners and flexible studying.

The College is situated near the centre of Canterbury.

Redevelopment

Canterbury College completed Phase 1 and 2 (£50 million) of their campus redevelopment programme in 2008. April 2006 saw the completion of Phase 1, which included the new Children’s Centre, Technology Centre, Land Based Centre, Motor Vehicle Centre and the Post-16 Centre.

Canterbury College's £19m A Block building includes facilities for students in Hair and Beauty, Sports Therapy, Veterinary Nursing, Public Services, Health and Social Care, Early Years, Supported Learning and Technology.

The £50 Million redevelopment project at Canterbury College won the LABC South East Building Excellence Awards event held in Brighton in June 2009.[1]

The new A Block was opened in January 2012, having started with the demolition of the two teaching blocks - Becket/Cramner, which were built in the 1960s. The demolition started in March 2010 with building work commencing shortly after.[2]

With the demolition of the sports hall beginning January 2014, the smoking area which had been a common sight on the adjacent major road was relocated to the back of the college.

The new sports, business and arts block were completed in 2016.[3]

References
  1. Council, Isle of Wight. "LABC South East Excellence Awards 2009". old-iwight.onthewight.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. Leonard J. Waks (Editor) Leaders in Philosophy of Education: Intellectual Self-Portraits (Second Series), p. 221, at Google Books
  3. "News | Morgan Sindall". construction.morgansindall.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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