Berkshire College of Agriculture

Agricultural college in Maidenhead, United Kingdom

Berkshire College of Agriculture

Hall Place, Berkshire College of Agriculture

Type| Further education
Established| 1949
Affiliation| Windsor Forest Colleges Group
Interim Principal| Anne Entwistle
Location|

Burchetts Green
Berkshire
England

51°31′48″N 0°48′00″W﻿ / ﻿51.530°N 0.800°W﻿ / 51.530; -0.800
Website| http://www.bca.ac.uk/

Berkshire College of Agriculture is a further education agricultural college at Hall Place in Burchetts Green, Maidenhead, Berkshire. It was founded in 1949, as the Berkshire Institute of Agriculture.[1] It has been part of the Windsor Forest Colleges Group since August 2022.[2]

## Courses

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The college was built to provide a training centre for agricultural workers. It has expanded to offer work with animals and construction.[3] The college is located on 450 acres (180 ha) of farm land, with residential accommodation for over 70 students.[3]

## Principals

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2012: Steve Wain

2013: Gillian May

2021:Anne Entwistle

## Catchment area

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As this is a further education college, there is no legal catchment area, but its rural location causes an extensive bus service to be run to many towns and villages including Amersham, Beaconsfield, Bushey, Bracknell, Camberley, The Chalfonts, Gerrards Cross, Great Missenden, Henley, High Wycombe, Maidenhead, Reading, Rickmansworth, Slough, Thame, Uxbridge, Wallingford, Windsor, Watford and Wokingham.

## See also

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* List of UCAS institutions
* List of universities in the United Kingdom

## References

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1. ^ "The History of Hall Place". bca.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
2. ^ "Staff and students celebrate as Berkshire College of Agriculture (BCA) joins The Windsor Forest Colleges Group". langley.ac.uk. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
3. ^ a b "Full-time courses". bca.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2008.

## External links

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* Media related to Berkshire College of Agriculture at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

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