Hopwood Hall College
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Hopwood Hall College | |
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Rochdale, Greater Manchester , OL12 6HY United Kingdom | |
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Established | 17 July 1992 |
Local authority | Rochdale |
Department for Education URN | 130507 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Principal | Julia Heap |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 16+ |
Website | http://www.hopwood.ac.uk/ |

Hopwood Hall College is a further education college in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. It has two campuses, one in Rochdale (53°37′00″N 2°09′45″W / 53.6168°N 2.1626°W) and one in Middleton (53°34′08″N 2°11′20″W / 53.5690°N 2.1889°W). The college offers a wide range of vocational and technical study programmes aimed at young people aged 16–19, with some university level courses, Apprenticeship programmes and adult education.
History
Hopwood Hall College was incorporated in 1992 and officially opened by
The University of Manchester
.
Since its opening, Hopwood Hall College has provided
A Level courses for sixth form students from the local area. However, since Rochdale Sixth Form College opened in September 2010, the college discontinued A Level
provision concentrating on vocational further education for school leavers, Apprenticeships and courses for adult learners.
A series of capital projects have been undertaken and completed since incorporation. A Sports Arena was opened on 25 September 2002 by
John Hayes
, Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning.
References
- ^ "Court Circular". The Independent. 18 July 1992. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Public Facilities". Information on our Public Facilities at Hopwood Hall College. Paragraph titled "Conference Facilities" cites both campuses. There is no mention of further campuses. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
External links
- Hopwood Hall College, Hopwood.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2011