Guildford College Explained

Guildford College of Further and Higher Education
Established:	1939
Type:	FE & HE College
Address:	Stoke Road
Lower Age:	16
Upper Age:	adult
Website:	http://www.guildford.ac.uk

Guildford College of Further and Higher Education (GCFHE) in Guildford, Surrey was a Surrey County Council-funded educational establishment for students of age 16+ undertaking full-time and part-time studies, established in 1939. It became part of oxford-based group Activate Learning in March 2019, and left Surrey County Council control.^[1]

Its original campus is signposted and known as Guildford College. GCFHE has expanded by incorporating two colleges to the north-west and 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 (51.272°N -0.623°W) from which expertise it produces valuable produce and, adjoining hedgerows, supports biodiversity. Key specialisations are:

horticulture
floristry
BTS studies
landscaping
garden design
animal care
countryside
golf course and landscapes maintenance and enhancement
sports turf maintenance and enhancement
arboriculture
equine studies.

Notable alumni

Julie Dawn Cole, Actor
Paul Merrett, ITV Chef
Sam Underwood, Actor
Jill Whelan, Actress

External links

- Merrist Wood website

Notes and References

Web site: Activate Learning - GOV.UK . Find and compare schools in England . 10 September 2020 .
Web site: AOSEC Website. 2007-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070228121410/http://www.aosec.org.uk/college_47.php . 2007-02-28.
http://www.farnham.ac.uk/TheCollege/HistoryOfFarnhamCollege.aspx History of Farnham College