Dearne Valley College

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Dearne Valley College
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Dearne Valley College
Manvers Park

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S63 7EW

England
Coordinates 53°29′53″N1°18′58″W / 53.498°N 1.316°W / 53.498; -1.316
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Type Further education
Established1976
Website http://www.dearne-coll.ac.uk/

Dearne Valley College is a further education college situated in the Manvers Park area of Wath-upon-Dearne, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It also has a campus near Wath-upon-Dearne town centre.

In September 2017 the college merged with the RNN Group. The college joined Rotherham College and North Nottinghamshire College as part of the group, but continues to retain its local identity and current campus based in Manvers. [1]

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References

  1. "Dearne Valley College Joins RNN Group to Strengthen Local Education Opportunities" . Retrieved 16 May 2018.