Lakes College

Lakes College is a further education institute located at Lillyhall, Cumberland, England, between the towns of Workington and Whitehaven.

For the college in Cumbria, England., see Lakes College.

Lakes College
Address
Hallwood Road, Lillyhall Business Park Workington , Cumbria , CA14 4JN England
Information
Type	Further Education
Motto	Ready, Respectful, Potential
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Chris Nattress
Gender	Mixed
Student Union/Association	Changemakers
Website	http://www.lcwc.ac.uk/

Lakes College

The college offers courses to students from Allerdale, Copeland and the surrounding areas. These courses include NVQs, BTECs, Diplomas and Access courses, as well as HNCs, HNDs and Foundation Degrees.

The college is a sponsor of Energy Coast UTC in Workington.

In 2018 the northern hub of the National College for Nuclear was launched at the college, funded by £7.5 million from the Department for Education. The college is expected to service the building and operation of new build nuclear power plants, for example the nearby proposed Moorside Nuclear Power Station.^[1]

History

Before moving to its current site the college was on the Park Lane, Workington, site occupied by Workington County Technical and Secondary School since 1912.

Workington College of Further Education and Whitehaven College of Further Education combined in 1969 to form West Cumberland College of Science and Technology, which in 1974 became West Cumbria College, which was renamed as The Lakes College when it moved to Lillyhall in 2001.^[2]

References

1. Offord, Paul (7 February 2018). "National College for Nuclear launched". F E Week. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
2. "Schools GAZ Workington". www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk. Cumbria County History Trust. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

External links

• Lakes College West Cumbria homepage

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