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Guildford College

{{Short description|Further education establishment in the United Kingdom}}

{{Distinguish|Guilford College}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Guildford College of Further and Higher Education

| image = Guilfest 2009 - geograph.org.uk - 1398172.jpg

| caption = Stoke Park during GuilFest with some of the college buildings at the largest campus (left)

|motto =

| established = 1939

| type = FE & HE College

| address = Stoke Road

| city = Guildford

| county = Surrey

| country = England

| enrolment =

|location = {{Coord|51.246|-0.570|display=title|region:GB_scale:5000}}

| lower_age = 16

| upper_age = adult

| publication =

| website = http://www.guildford.ac.uk

}}

Guildford College of Further and Higher Education (GCFHE) in Guildford, Surrey was a Surrey County Council-funded educational establishment for students of age 16+ undertaking full-time and part-time studies, established in 1939. It became part of oxford-based group Activate Learning in March 2019, and left Surrey County Council control.{{cite web |title=Activate Learning - GOV.UK |url=https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/134153/activate-learning/16-to-18 |website=Find and compare schools in England |access-date=10 September 2020 }}

Its original campus is signposted and known as Guildford College. GCFHE has expanded by incorporating two colleges to the north-west and {{convert|6|mi}} to the west in Surrey.

Campuses

  • Stoke Road on the former north-west corner of Stoke Park, Guildford
  • Merrist Wood near Worplesdon which traditionally specialises in practical and theoretical landscape-related careers and agricultural vocational courses{{cite web| url=http://www.aosec.org.uk/college_47.php | title= AOSEC Website| access-date=2007-02-19 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070228121410/http://www.aosec.org.uk/college_47.php |archive-date = 2007-02-28}}
  • Since 2007: Farnham College in the town of Farnham which sits on the Hampshire border.http://www.farnham.ac.uk/TheCollege/HistoryOfFarnhamCollege.aspx History of Farnham College

=Merrist Wood College=

File:Merrist Wood College Winter Scene - geograph.org.uk - 340401.jpg

For its education purposes the college manages 400 acres (1.6 km2) of land ({{coord|51.272|-0.623|display=inline|region:GB_scale:5000}}) from which expertise it produces valuable produce and, adjoining hedgerows, supports biodiversity. Key specialisations are:

See also

Notable alumni

  • Julie Dawn Cole, Actor
  • Paul Merrett, ITV Chef
  • Sam Underwood, Actor
  • Jill Whelan, Actress
  • Matt James, garden designer{{cite press release|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/03_march/25/cornwall.shtml|title=Matt James and George Kestell join the BBC Radio Cornwall Gardenline team|date=2014-09-24|publisher=BBC|access-date=2025-01-26}}

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.guildford.ac.uk/}}
  • [http://www.merristwood.ac.uk/ Merrist Wood website]

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Category:Further education colleges in Surrey

Category:Educational institutions established in 1939

Category:1939 establishments in England

Category:Education in Guildford

Category:Agricultural universities and colleges in the United Kingdom