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Further education, higher education school in Tonbridge, Kent, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Kent College is a further education and higher education college in Kent, England founded in 2014. Its campus in Tonbridge offers numerous courses and qualifications at many levels, from GCSEs and A-levels to vocational routes such as BTEC or NVQ/VRQ Diplomas to work-based apprenticeships and degree programmes, validated by the University of Kent, University of Greenwich and Canterbury Christ Church University.
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| North Kent College (West Kent & Ashford College) | |
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| Coordinates | 51°11′12″N 0°15′47″E |
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| Type | Further Education, Higher Education |
| Established | 1 August 2014 |
| Local authority | Kent County Council |
| Department for Education URN | 130727 Tables |
| Principal | David Gleed |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 16 to 99 |
| Number of students | 2,600 |
| Website | westkent |
The College's facilities include a 300-seat theatre, fine art, fashion, graphic design and photography studios and darkrooms, television and radio studios, music recording studios, professional training and demo kitchens and purpose-built motor vehicle engineering and construction workshops.
The original West Kent College institution operated in Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Crowborough and Sevenoaks.[1] The Tonbridge campus was redeveloped in the 2000s. Crowborough and Sevenoaks closed in 2006.
It merged into K College in 2010. K College operated across 6 campuses, at Jemmett Road and Henwood in Ashford, Dover, Folkestone, Tonbridge and Royal Tunbridge Wells.[2]
It was subsequently split in 2014, after sustaining a large amount of debt. It was split into two units from 1 August that year:
On 17 May 2019, Hadlow College become the first in the country to go into educational administration.[5] That same year, following a review by the Further Education Commissioner, it was recommended that the Hadlow College Group be split up and taken on by three colleges: North Kent College, East Kent College Group and Capel Manor College.
On 15 August 2020, the education-related facilities of West Kent College and Hadlow College, including Princess Christian’s Farm and Hadlow College's equestrian centre in Greenwich, transferred to North Kent College.
The college offers a range of Foundation, Extended and BTEC Diplomas, A Levels, Higher Education programmes and NVQs, in subjects such as:
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (October 2020) |
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