South Essex College

South Essex College of Further and Higher Education is a further education college located over three main sites in Basildon, Southend-on-Sea and Grays in Essex, England. The college provides courses for students of all ages, from 14–19 year olds to undergraduates, adults and businesses.[1]

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Overview

Originally called South East Essex College of Arts and Technology, the college formally merged with Thurrock and Basildon College on 1 January 2010, and was renamed.[1]

The college offers its higher education courses with the University of Essex.

Construction

The college was founded in 1899 as an art school and was renamed later as the Junior Day Technical School, then being restructured to include in its teaching commercial and industrial skills for education in courses like plumbing.[2] It became South East Essex College of Arts and Technology in 1991.[2]

Collegial relations between the Essex campuses

Previously known as South East Essex College, its official title now is South Essex College of Further & Higher Education, due to the interelationship it has with several campuses.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b About Us. Southessex.ac.uk (2003-04-28). Retrieved on 2011-04-21.
  2. ^ a b South East Essex College – A-Z Unis & Colleges , Getting Into University. The Independent (2010-08-05). Retrieved on 2011-04-21.

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