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College Merger
From 1st April, the vision of Leeds City College became a reality as Leeds College of Technology, Leeds Thomas Danby and Park Lane College Leeds & Keighley merged to form what is now one of the largest and most influential colleges in the country, with over 45,000 students and a turnover of £70m a year.
The five main Leeds City College sites are now known as Horsforth Campus, Keighley Campus, Thomas Danby Campus, Park Lane Campus, and the Technology Campus.
The joint aim of the merger is to raise achievement levels in Leeds and Keighley, offer more courses to suit the needs of everyone from school leavers to employers, and enhance facilities to be amongst the best in the country.
Each of the former colleges shared core provision – from teaching basic skills through to employer engagement.
However by merging, Leeds City College will also be bring specialist provision under one roof: catering and hospitality (Leeds Thomas Danby), electrical & engineering crafts and computing (Leeds College of Technology), business training courses (Park Lane College Leeds), and trade/construction programmes (Park Lane College Keighley).
By working together, Leeds City College hopes to make its curriculum offer outstanding.
Peter Roberts, Leeds City College’s new Principal and Chief Executive Officer, took up his new role on Monday 13th July 2009.
