City of Liverpool College

British college, established 1992

Not to be confused with Liverpool College.

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The City of Liverpool College

Address

The Learning Exchange (Main Site)

Liverpool

Merseyside

L1 9DW

England

Coordinates| 53°25′34″N 2°55′29″W﻿ / ﻿53.426155°N 2.924823°W﻿ / 53.426155; -2.924823
Information
Type| Community
Established| April 1992
Department for Education URN| 130487 Tables
Ofsted| Reports
Chairperson| Tony Cobain
Principal| Elaine Bowker
Gender| Coeducational
Age| 16+
Enrolment| 22,000
Website| www.liv-coll.ac.uk

The City of Liverpool College is a further education and higher education college in Liverpool, England.

The college is located over several sites across the Knowledge Quarter - a district in the Liverpool city centre. Community-based provision has been disestablished in response to reduction in funding provision by central government. ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) courses are likely to be the sole community-based provision.

## History

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It was created in 1992, as City of Liverpool Community College, from the merger of four[which?] further education (FE) colleges in Liverpool,[1][2] including Millbank College of Commerce.[citation needed] The college left LEA control in 1993, when it was incorporated as Liverpool Community College, under Companies House legislation. The college's first principal was Wally Brown.[3] The college changed its name to The City of Liverpool College in 2013.[1][2]

## Organisation and administration

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The board is made up of representatives from local businesses and communities. Funding for The City of Liverpool College is provided through the Education and Skills Funding Agency, and includes a "Local Offer" as required by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, as Local Authority under the Children and Families Act.[4]

## College Campus

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There are four main college centres, all of which are within the City Centre area.

### The Arts Centre

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The Arts Centre is the provider of arts teaching within the City of Liverpool College corporation. The college runs both college and university level courses from the college.

Creative Apprenticeships are run at this centre along with courses in:

* Art and Design
* Dance
* Drama
* Musical Theatre
* Events Management
* Fashion
* Graphic Design
* Interactive Design
* Journalism
* Media
* Theatre Technology
* 3D Design
* Music
* Music Technology
* Multimedia
* Photography
* ICT and Digital technologies

HE programmes in Creative and Digital Arts are also run at the Arts Centre.

## Clarence Street

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Clarence Street centre was opened in 2001. The following courses can be chosen:

* English and Humanities
* GCSEs
* A-levels
* Science
* Access to Science/Health
* Business Studies
* Higher Education Courses
* Teacher Education

## Duke Street

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Opened in 2003, Duke Street offers the following course types:

* Hospitality and Catering
* Bakery and Confectionery
* Travel, Tourism and Leisure
* Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy
* Holistic and Complementary Therapies
* Makeup Artistry
* English for Speakers of Other Languages
* English as a Foreign Language
* Professional Development

## Vauxhall Road

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Opened in 2003 at a cost of over £10 million, this centre specialises in construction and engineering.[5] The following course types can be chosen:

* Brickwork
* Plastering
* Joinery
* Building services
* Electrical and gas installation
* Plumbing
* Motor Vehicle Engineering
* Electronic Engineering
* Manufacturing

## The Learning Exchange

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The £35 million Learning Exchange on Roscoe Street is central to the College's city centre campus and houses all its student support services, including finance, exams and careers advice and guidance.

The Learning Exchange is the location for courses in health care and child studies and Sport, Exercise & Fitness - including Uniformed Services. It is also home to HE programmes in computing and business with accounting.

## Qualifications available

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The college offers traditional academic qualifications such as GCSEs and A-levels, as well as vocational courses at national certificate, diploma and higher national level. It also offers programmes at foundation and master's degree level.

The college also provides a range of professional qualifications such as Microsoft Systems Administrator, Microsoft Office Specialist and CISCO CCNA. Students studying these areas may have chosen these as a way to enhance their prior knowledge.

## Awards

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Several awards have been won by students and staff alike for their involvement in the local area.

* Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust and the College won the HSJ Patient Safety Award for Virtual or Remote Care Initiative of the Year for an innovation patient video. [6]
* One of the college's staff, Christopher Butler, who was involved in the HSJ Award, is nominated for Innovator of the Year in the Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Awards.[7]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to City of Liverpool College.

## See also

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* Liverpool Knowledge Quarter

## References

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1. ^ a b "The City of Liverpool College". Liverpool Libraries Together. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
2. ^ a b "History". The City of Liverpool College. 14 March 2024. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
3. ^ Walton, Jack (8 December 2022). "At City of Liverpool College, the teachers are at war with the management". The Liverpool Post. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023. "…teaching at The City of Liverpool College for 28 years, long before it even had that name."
4. ^ "The City of Liverpool College | Local Offer". Liverpool City Council. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024. "This document provides the necessary information about what support The City of Liverpool College offers."
5. ^ "Vauxhall Road". The City of Liverpool College. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
6. ^ "The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre takes home HSJ Patient Safety Award for virtual video". The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
7. ^ "LCR Culture Creativity Awards | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority". www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

## External links

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