Guildford College
Coordinates: 51°14′46″N 0°34′12″W / 51.246°N 0.570°W
Stoke Park during GuilFest with some of the college buildings at the largest campus (left) | |
Established | 1939 |
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Type | FE & HE College |
Headteacher | Mike Potter CBE [1] |
Location |
Stoke Road Guildford Surrey England |
Ages | 16–adult |
Website |
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Guildford College of Further and Higher Education (GCFHE) in Guildford, Surrey is a Surrey County Council-funded educational establishment for students of age 16+ undertaking full-time and part-time studies, established in 1939. Its original campus is signposted and known as Guildford College. GCFHE has expanded by incorporating two colleges to the north-west and 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west in Surrey.
Campuses
- Stoke Road on the former north-west corner of Stoke Park, Guildford
- Merrist Wood near Worplesdon which traditionally specialises in practical and theoretical landscape-related careers and agricultural vocational courses[2]
- Since 2007: Farnham College in the town of Farnham which sits on the Hampshire border.[3]
Merrist Wood College
For its education purposes the college manages 400 acres (1.6 km²) of land (51°16′19″N 0°37′23″W / 51.272°N 0.623°W) from which expertise it produces valuable produce and, adjoining hedgerows, supports biodiversity. Key specialisations are:
- horticulture
- floristry
- landscaping
- garden design
- animal care
- countryside
- golf course and landscapes maintenance and enhancement
- sports turf maintenance and enhancement
- arboriculture
- equine studies.
See also
Notable alumni
- Julie Dawn Cole, Actor
- Nathan James, Radio Presenter
- Paul Merrett, ITV Chef
- Sam Underwood, Actor
References
- ↑ "College Website- Welcome". Retrieved 2007-02-19.
- ↑ "AOSEC Website". Archived from the original on 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2007-02-19.
- ↑ http://www.farnham.ac.uk/TheCollege/HistoryOfFarnhamCollege.aspx History of Farnham College
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