Crawley College

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Crawley College
Address
Crawley College
College Road

, ,
RH10 1NR

England
Coordinates 51°06′58″N0°10′53″W / 51.1162°N 0.1815°W / 51.1162; -0.1815
Information
TypeFurther education college
Established1958 (merger from 1 August 2005)
Local authoritySouth-East England LSC (although in West Sussex LEA)
Department for Education URN 129383 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalSally Challis-Manning MBE
Staff900+ teaching staff
GenderMixed
Age16+
Enrolment3,000 (full-time), 15,000 (part-time)
Website http://www.crawley.ac.uk

Crawley College is a college of further education in West Sussex. It offers courses ranging from Sixth form and Adult education to undergraduate courses through partnerships with universities.

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History

Crawley College was formed in 2017 after a merger between Central Sussex College with Chichester College. [1] Central Sussex College was formed in August 2005 from a merger of Crawley College and Haywards Heath College. [2]

Crawley College

Crawley College of Further Education was opened in 1958 [3] by West Sussex County Council at the campus in Crawley town centre. The college offers many technical courses, particularly in engineering fields, and was later known as Crawley College of Technology from 1977 until 1989.

Haywards Heath College

Haywards Heath Grammar School opened on 9 September 1958, [4] being run by East Sussex Education Committee with 800 boys and girls. It became a sixth form college. Haywards Heath College was established in 1980 and offered mainly courses for 16- to 18-year-old students following on from compulsory education. [5]

History of Central Sussex College

The "Tower Block" at the Crawley campus. Central Sussex College 01.jpg
The “Tower Block” at the Crawley campus.

Central Sussex College had five campuses across the county, offering a variety of services at each, and a commercial training centre in Horsham, Horsham Training Centre.

Central Sussex College has closed two of their campuses due to a £25 million debt. The East Grinstead campus closed in the summer of 2016 and the Haywards Heath campus closed in the summer of 2017. There had also been discussions about selling of one of the rear car parks in the Crawley campus in order to pay off some of the debt. [12]

In 2017 it was revealed that Central Sussex College was looking at merging with Chichester College; the idea was welcomed by both colleges. In an interview with S. Wright and S. Legrave (the Central Sussex College Principal and the Chichester College Principal) they said "We believe that a merger between our colleges will create opportunities around financial sustainability and ensure a diverse and employer led curriculum to meet local business and community needs...We remain committed to ensuring quality teaching and learning and believe that collaboration provides the opportunity to grow income, share costs and work in broader geographical areas." during the summer of 2017 the merger took place, Central Sussex College, in Crawley was renamed "Crawley College", the same name it had when it was during it last merger in 2005. [13]

2021 shooting

On 26 April 2021 after 3 pm, shots were heard and the college was evacuated. Two members of staff had suffered minor injuries, one being shot at with blanks and the other being stabbed in the hand. Armed police swept the campus and found nothing with roads being blocked and a large police presence of over 100 officers some from armed units of the Metropolitan Police. Police found a knife and a firearm when they arrested an 18-year-old man near the college. [14] [15]

Enterprise

The college has trainee hairdressing, beauty salons, and a restaurant open to the public. These allow students to train with real customers. Intuition is the brand name for the college's trainee hairdressing and beauty salons at Crawley.

Notable alumni

Crawley College of Further Education

Crawley College of Technology

Haywards Heath College

Haywards Heath Grammar School

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View from the police station

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