City College Norwich

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City College Norwich (CCN) is a college which is located on Ipswich Road, in Norwich, Norfolk, UK. It was founded in 1891 and has been situated in its current location since 1953. It was one of the largest colleges in the country.

[edit] The College

In 2005/06 the college had over 18,000 students who attended full time or part time courses. The college had around 1,200 full and part time staff. The Principal of City College Norwich is Dr. Dick Palmer.

The College recently lost a contract to the private sector, losing 5,000 students and 300 staff. However, it has recently won a "Train to Gain" contract. Due to Government priority changes, the College has lost a large number of part-time adult learners, but has an increasing number of full-time students and remains one of the largest Colleges in the Country.

City college currently has CoVE status in IT and networking, Hospitality and catering, accountancy and finance.

Board Of Governors

The College's Board of Governors include the leader of the Norfolk Liberal Democrats Party, 3 Students, the Principal, 1 Teaching Staff Member, and 1 Non-Teaching Staff member, as well as approximately 14 more members from the local community, public sector, and business.

Students' Union

The College has one of the most developed, and independent Students' Unions in the country within Further Education in terms of representation, staff, activities, active participation, financially, and services.

[edit] Notable Alumni

Previous notable students of CCN include:

• Stephen Fry - legendary comedian and actor
• Kerri Parker - model and TV presenter .

[edit] External links

City College Norwich Public Website
City College Norwich Students' Union Website