| Stockport College | |
| Established: | 1960s (Current name by merger in April 2018) |
| Type: | Further education and Higher education |
| City: | Stockport |
| County: | Greater Manchester |
| Country: | England |
| Country1: | United Kingdom |
| Local Authority: | Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| Free Label 1: | Campuses |
| Free 1: | Stockport Town Centre Campus |
| Free Label 3: | Part of |
| Free 3: | Trafford College Group |
Stockport College is a medium-sized educational institute in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It provides further education and higher education to those aged 16 and over.[1] It also offers educational opportunities for the community including school leavers, adults, and businesses.
The college has academic and vocational courses from pre-GCSE to degree level. It is a provider of post-16 education and training in Stockport and a centre for a range of specialist courses.
Among its facilities the college has a theatre where drama and performing arts are taught; in November 1999 it was named the Peter Barkworth Theatre after the English film and television actor Peter Barkworth (1929–2006).[2]
The town centre campus is the original site of Stockport College of Further and Higher Education (53.4044°N -2.1587°W) and much of the campus dates back to the 1960s. The complete redevelopment of this site and some surrounding buildings was due for completion in 2011 to create a flagship educational campus for the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. The total project value was estimated at around £100 million from various sources. It included the closure and selling off of the Heaton Moor Campus (53.4288°N -2.184°W), inherited from the merger with North Area College in 2006. A town centre campus redevelopment project was set to begin in 2018.[3] [4]
On 4 April 2018, Stockport College and Trafford College announced the completion of their merger.[5] As of November 2022, the Trafford College Group is the corporation name for the provider which has over 11,000 students and apprentices and a combined turnover of around £39 million.[6]
Stockport College and Trafford College retained their existing names and campus sites following the merger.[7]