Hopwood Hall College

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Hopwood Hall College
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
,
OL12 6HY

United Kingdom
Information
Established17 July 1992
Local authorityRochdale
Department for Education URN130507 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalJulia Heap
GenderMixed
Age16+
Websitehttp://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 / 53.6168; -2.1626 (Hopwood Hall College (Rochdale campus))) and one in Middleton (53°34′08″N 2°11′20″W / 53.5690°N 2.1889°W / 53.5690; -2.1889 (Hopwood Hall College (Middleton campus))). 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

  1. ^ "Court Circular". The Independent. 18 July 1992. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ^ "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.

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