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'''Craven College''' is a [[further education]] college based in [[Skipton]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]]. Craven offers a variety of further and higher education courses, including [[bachelor degree]]s.
'''Craven College''' is a [[further education]] college based in [[Skipton]], [[North Yorkshire]], [[England]]. Craven offers a variety of further and higher education courses, including [[bachelor degree]]s.


Craven College started life in the early 1800s as the Skipton Mechanics Institute on the High Street, [[Skipton]], England. During the Second World War the Skipton Art School and the Skipton Technical Institute were established along with two Evening Institutes and in 1954 the Skipton Art School and Technical Institution became the Craven Institute for [[further education]].
Craven College hosts an annual Art & Media "End of Year Show" illustrating the talents of students from GCSE to Degree level. Works including painting, sculpture, installation, fashion, graphics, print, and photography are on display. The public are invited to see the show.


In 1975 the college was renamed The Craven College of Adult Education and full time courses flourished mainly in courses leading to secretarial work, hotel and catering, social work and management of small institutions.
Students from the college have spent time researching the decline of the [[Yorkshire dialect and accent|Yorkshire dialect]].<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2007/07/30/yorkshire_dialect_feature.shtml |title=Nah then lad, owt goin' on? |accessdate=2008-03-09|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

The Aireville Campus was developed in 1989 adjoining The Skipton Academy (Aireville School). In 1994, the Old Fire Station was opened as the Hair and Beauty Annexe followed by the Auction Mart Campus to accommodate all land-based courses and The Aviation Academy at Leeds Bradford Airport.

Tyro Training was established in 2003 on the High Street, Skipton as the business arm of Craven College. In response to demand new premises were secured in Scarborough. Tyro Training, Skipton moved to new premises at the Auction Mart, Skipton in October 2018.

The Animal Management Centre was open for students in 2018 with specialist rooms for aquatics, invertebrates, nocturnals, reptiles, amphibians and small mammals.

Ripon Evolve is the latest addition to the Craven College group.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.craven-college.ac.uk/ Official website]
* [http://www.craven-college.ac.uk/ Official website]
* [http://www.tyrotraining.co.uk/ Tyro Training]
* [http://www.evolveripon.co.uk/ Ripon Evolve]


{{Universities and colleges in Yorkshire and the Humber}}
{{Universities and colleges in Yorkshire and the Humber}}
{{Schools in North Yorkshire}}
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[[Category:Further education colleges in North Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Further education colleges in North Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Skipton]]
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Latest revision as of 23:35, 8 May 2024

Craven College
Craven College Ribblehead Building
Craven College Ribblehead Building
Address
Map
Aireville Campus, Gargrave Road

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BD23 1US

England
Coordinates53°57′48″N 2°02′12″W / 53.963392°N 2.036742°W / 53.963392; -2.036742
Information
Principal and Chief Executive OfficerAnita Lall
Age16 to 100
Websitehttp://www.craven-college.ac.uk/

Craven College is a further education college based in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. Craven offers a variety of further and higher education courses, including bachelor degrees.

Craven College started life in the early 1800s as the Skipton Mechanics Institute on the High Street, Skipton, England. During the Second World War the Skipton Art School and the Skipton Technical Institute were established along with two Evening Institutes and in 1954 the Skipton Art School and Technical Institution became the Craven Institute for further education.

In 1975 the college was renamed The Craven College of Adult Education and full time courses flourished mainly in courses leading to secretarial work, hotel and catering, social work and management of small institutions.

The Aireville Campus was developed in 1989 adjoining The Skipton Academy (Aireville School). In 1994, the Old Fire Station was opened as the Hair and Beauty Annexe followed by the Auction Mart Campus to accommodate all land-based courses and The Aviation Academy at Leeds Bradford Airport.

Tyro Training was established in 2003 on the High Street, Skipton as the business arm of Craven College. In response to demand new premises were secured in Scarborough. Tyro Training, Skipton moved to new premises at the Auction Mart, Skipton in October 2018.

The Animal Management Centre was open for students in 2018 with specialist rooms for aquatics, invertebrates, nocturnals, reptiles, amphibians and small mammals.

Ripon Evolve is the latest addition to the Craven College group.

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