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South Tyneside College
South Tyneside College shown within Tyne and Wear |
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| OS grid reference | NZ372659 |
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| List of places: UK • England • Tyne and Wear | |
| Type | Further education |
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| Principal | Jim Bennett |
| Founder | Dr Thomas Winterbottom |
| Location | St. George’s Avenue South Shields Tyne and Wear NE34 6ET England |
| Website | South Tyneside College |
South Tyneside College is a large further education college in South Tyneside in North East England, with its main sites in the towns of South Shields and Hebburn. The college offers part-time and full-time courses for both young students and adults alike. The college was formerly known as the Marine and Technical College, and was founded by Dr Thomas Winterbottom, a former surgeon-general in Sierra Leone. The college is still one of the largest merchant navy training colleges in the United Kingdom, and attracts students from as far afield as India and Africa. Courses are offered across the whole spectrum of marine education including navigation, operations, mechanical and electrical engineering, communications, and catering.
The college was formerly based in Ocean Road, South Shields in a purpose-built building opened in 1869. This is public house called Kirkpatricks. There is a marine simulation centre at the main Westoe Campus; and more college sites all over South Shields such as the Marine Survival Centre on Wapping Road; the Radar Station next to Ocean Beach Pleasure Park and the St. Hilda's Centre on Coronation Street. The former planetarium was closed in 2008, despite much local objection[2], and the space now houses a multi-faith chaplaincy.
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