Central Sussex College

Central Sussex College
Established 1958 (merger from 1 August 2005)
Type Further education college
Principal Sarah Wright
Location College Road
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 1NR
England England Coordinates: 51°06′58″N 0°10′53″W / 51.1162°N 0.1815°W
Local authority South-East England LSC (although in West Sussex LEA)
DfE number ???/8603
DfE URN 129383 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Staff 900+ teaching staff
Students 3,000 (full-time), 15,000 (part-time)
Gender Mixed
Ages 16+
Website Central Sussex College

Central Sussex College is a college of further education in West Sussex. It has campuses across West Sussex and offers courses ranging from Sixth form and Adult education to undergraduate courses through partnerships with universities.

History

Central Sussex College was formed in August 2005 from a merger of Crawley College and Haywards Heath College.[1]

Crawley College

Crawley College of Further Education was opened in 1958 [2] by West Sussex County Council at the campus in Crawley town centre. The college offered many technical courses, particularly in engineering fields, and was later known as Crawley College of Technology from 1977 until 1989.

Haywards Heath College

Haywards Heath Grammar School opened on 9 September 1958,[3] being run by East Sussex Education Committee with 800 boys and girls. It became a sixth form college. Haywards Heath College was established in 1980 and offered mainly courses for 16 - 18 year old students following on from compulsory education.[4]

Campuses

The main building at the Crawley campus.

The college has five campuses across the county, offering a variety of services at each, and a commercial training centre in Horsham, Horsham Training Centre. The main headquarters in Crawley are opposite the police station on the A2004.

Enterprise

The college has trainee hairdressing, beauty salons, and a restaurant open to the public. These allow students to train with real customers.

Intuition is the brand name for the college's trainee hairdressing and beauty salons at Crawley and East Grinstead.[10]

Le Cordon Vert is a restaurant based at the Crawley campus.[11]

Notable alumni

Crawley College of Further Education

Crawley College of Technology

Haywards Heath College

Haywards Heath Grammar School

View from the police station

References

External links

Official website