| HSDC | |
| Motto: | Build your confidence, individuality and maximise your potential |
| Established: | 2017 |
| Type: | Further education college |
| Head Label: | Chief Executive and Principal |
| Head: | Mike Gaston [1] |
| Address: | College Road |
| City: | Waterlooville |
| County: | Hampshire |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | PO7 8AA |
| Local Authority: | Hampshire |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Gender: | Mixed Education |
HSDC is a Further education college located in Waterlooville, Hampshire, England.[2] The college was formed on 1 August 2017 following a merger of South Downs College and Havant Sixth Form College.[3] [4]
The College subsequently merged with Alton College on 1 March 2019, to become HSDC, composed of three campuses; HSDC Alton, HSDC Havant and HSDC South Downs. The College provision includes nearly 40 A Level subjects across the three campuses as well as vocational courses including T Levels (from September 2020), UAL and BTEC qualifications and apprenticeships delivered in partnership with leading local and national businesses.
The college has just under 7,500 students, with nearly 4,200 of these being full-time students, and 380 apprentices.
HSDC has three main campuses all located within Hampshire:
In addition to the full-time A Level and Vocational courses taught at HSDC, there are also a range of part-time and Higher Education courses on offer. A number of the HSDC Higher Education courses are taught in partnership with local universities including the University of Chichester and the University of Portsmouth.
In 2018 the A Level pass rate was 99%.[5]
At the time of the original merger in 2016 there were 1,200 students at Havant College and 4,000 at South Downs College.[6]