Manchester College of Arts and Technology

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Manchester College of Arts and Technology (or for short MANCAT) is a network of further and higher education campuses in the city of Manchester, England specialising in courses in the Arts and Technology, however courses in many other fields are also offered. Over 500 courses are offered at all levels and the college is one of the largest in the Greater Manchester area, with sites at Openshaw, Moston and other locations^[1]. It has around 45,000 students, making it alone one of the largest FE Colleges in the United Kingdom.

1 History
2 The Future
3 External Links
4 References

[edit] History

MANCAT was formed in the early 1990s through the merger of several colleges in Manchester, with there being seven colleges in the 1980s reduced to four by 1986. Since then it has steadily grown through the acquisitions of other buildings, colleges and sites, including the former Ellen Wilkinson High School in Ardwick in 2000^[2].

[edit] The Future

See also: City College Manchester

In August 2008 the college is set to be merged with City College Manchester to form an 80,000 student 'super-college'^[3], it has already been announced that existing MANCAT Principal Peter Tavernor will be Principal of the new supercollege^[4], this decision was taken after funding bosses claimed that both colleges were competing for students but neglecting others, so a merger was the best way forward, initially there was opposition from governors at City College Manchester but eventually it got the go ahead, the new college is likely to be called 'The Manchester College'^[3].