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| Type | Further education |
|---|---|
| Established | Over 50 years |
| Chief Executive and Principal | Paul Cox |
| Students | 22,000 students |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh |
| Website | www.eastleigh.ac.uk |
Eastleigh College in Eastleigh, Hampshire is a further education college providing technical and professional training and apprenticeships to school leavers, in addition to part-time professional courses and part-time leisure courses for adults.
With over 9,000 apprentices in learning, the college was ranked the best in Hampshire for learner achievement (and within the top 10 FE and Sixth Form colleges nationally),[1] and named the third largest college provider of adult apprenticeships in England.[citation needed]
In 2018 the college was criticised for sub-contracting much of its provision.[2]
In 2018 a merger between Eastleigh College and Southampton City College was announced but fell through last minute.[3] A consultation on another merger between the two colleges together with Fareham College was launched in March 2023, with the merger proceeding in August that year to form the South Hampshire College Group.[4]
- ^ "Eastleigh College ranked 10th nationally and 1st in Hampshire for Student Achievement Rates". Eastleigh College. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ Camden, Billy (13 April 2018). "Topslice criticism for college given extra £1.6m adult education funding". FE Week. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Adams, Rachel (1 November 2018). "City and Eastleigh Colleges to merge - and jobs could go". The Daily Echo. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Hampshire college merger consultation launched". BBC News. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.