Ashford College

Ashford College is a further education college in Ashford, Kent[1] founded in August 2014. It is run by EKC Group, after it was acquired from the West Kent and Ashford College corporation [2]. The principal is Victoria Copp-Crawley.[3] Its campus is based at Elwick Road[4] In April 2020, Ashford College was acquired by EKC Group. [5]

Ashford College
Location
Ashford
,
Kent

England
Coordinates51°08′21″N 0°51′39″E
Information
TypeFurther education, higher education
Established1 August 2014
Local authorityKent County Council
Department for Education URN130728 Tables
PrincipalVictoria Copp-Crawley
GenderMixed
Age16+
Websitehttp://www.ashford.ac.uk/

The college offers a number of full and part-time qualifications and leisure courses, 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.

In September 2017, Ashford College relocated to a brand new campus on Elwick Road.[6] With £26 million of investment, the 7,135m² campus accommodates over 1000 students.

History

Ashford College was founded in 2014 as a result of the split of K College.[7] Prior to this, the Jemmett Road campus was part of South Kent College. Following a 2008 KPMG report that recommended a merger, South Kent College joined West Kent College in April 2010 to form South & West Kent College, which traded as K College. In 2018 it became the first college to introduce a course to educate people on internet culture, mainly focusing on memes and the science of internet trends. The college campus location has changed from Jemmett Road, to Elwick Road after a new, multi-million pound campus was built.[8]

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 and CAD
  • Early Years and Health and Social Care
  • Catering and Hospitality
  • Information Technology
  • Construction: Bricklaying, Electrical Installation, Carpentry and Joinery, Plumbing, Gas
  • Music Technology
  • Photography
  • Art and Design, Interactive Media, Fashion and Clothing
  • Motor Vehicle
  • Education
  • Beauty Therapy, Hair Design
  • Business and Administration
  • ESOL
  • Meme Culture

References
  1. "Ashford College (official website)". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  2. https://feweek.co.uk/2020/04/03/hadlow-break-up-hits-two-month-delay-due-to-complexity/
  3. "Ashford College - Victoria Copp-Crawley". Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. "Ashford College Our Campuses (official website)". Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  5. "EKC Group Welcomes Ashford College and Canterbury Spring Lane Onboard". Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. Price, Chris (12 March 2015). "New Ashford College set to go ahead after getting full-funding for £16m new home". KM. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  7. Price, Chris (1 August 2014). "K College had "a perfect storm" of financial and leadership issues reveal Hadlow College and East Kent College, who have formally taken over the sites". Kent Messenger. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  8. "New college open for business". Kent Online. Retrieved 7 September 2018.


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