Croydon College

Croydon College
Address
Map
College Road

,
CR9 1DX

England
Coordinates51°22′23″N 0°05′42″W / 51.373°N 0.095°W / 51.373; -0.095
Information
TypeFurther education and higher education
Established1868–1888 – founding institutions
1955 – Croydon Technical College[1]
Local authorityLondon Borough of Croydon
Department for Education URN130432 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalCaireen Mitchell
GenderMixed
Age14+
Enrolment10,000+[2]
Websitewww.croydon.ac.uk

Croydon College is a large further and higher education college located in Croydon, within the London Borough of Croydon. Its origins can be traced to a School of Art that was established in 1868, which subsequently merged with Croydon Polytechnic to create the college shortly after the Second World War. The college provides study programmes, apprenticeships and higher education courses at Croydon University Centre to over 10,000 enrolled students as of 2014, of which 3,400 are full-time.[2] The college is the only Further Education College to have been awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS).[3]

  1. ^ "History".
  2. ^ a b Croydon College Ofsted
  3. ^ "Croydon College recognised by Queen for volunteering | Croydon Advertiser". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.