Berkshire College of Agriculture explained

Berkshire College of Agriculture
Established:1949
Type:Further education
Affiliation:Windsor Forest Colleges Group
Head Label:Interim Principal
Head:Anne Entwistle
Location:Burchetts Green
Berkshire
England
Coor:51.53°N -0.8°W
Website:http://www.bca.ac.uk/

Berkshire College of Agriculture is a further education agricultural college at Hall Place in Burchetts Green, Maidenhead, Berkshire. It was founded in 1949, as the Berkshire Institute of Agriculture.[1] It has been part of the Windsor Forest Colleges Group since August 2022.[2]

Courses

The college was built to provide a training centre for agricultural workers. It has expanded to offer work with animals and construction.[3] The college is located on 450acres of farm land, with residential accommodation for over 70 students.[3]

Catchment area

As this is a further education college, there is no legal catchment area, but its rural location causes an extensive bus service to be run to many towns and villages including Amersham, Beaconsfield, Bushey, Bracknell, Camberley, The Chalfonts, Gerrards Cross, Great Missenden, Henley, High Wycombe, Maidenhead, Reading, Rickmansworth, Slough, Thame, Uxbridge, Wallingford, Windsor, Watford and Wokingham.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The History of Hall Place . 2008-03-09 . bca.ac.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080602204307/http://www.bca.ac.uk/About/history.htm . 2 June 2008 . dmy .
  2. Web site: Staff and students celebrate as Berkshire College of Agriculture (BCA) joins The Windsor Forest Colleges Group. . 9 November 2022 . langley.ac.uk . 6 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Full-time courses . 2008-03-09 . bca.ac.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080803175625/http://www.bca.ac.uk/courses_ft.htm . 3 August 2008 . dmy-all .