Guildford College

Further education establishment in the United Kingdom

51°14′46″N 0°34′12″W / 51.246°N 0.570°W / 51.246; -0.570

Guildford

Surrey

England

InformationTypeFE & HE CollegeEstablished1939Age16 to adultWebsitehttp://www.guildford.ac.uk

Guildford College of Further and Higher Education (GCFHE) in Guildford, Surrey was a Surrey County Council-funded educational establishment for students of age 16+ undertaking full-time and part-time studies, established in 1939. It became part of oxford-based group Activate Learning in March 2019, and left Surrey County Council control.^[1]

Its original campus is signposted and known as Guildford College. GCFHE has expanded by incorporating two colleges to the north-west and 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west in Surrey.

Campuses

Stoke Road on the former north-west corner of Stoke Park, Guildford
Merrist Wood near Worplesdon which traditionally specialises in practical and theoretical landscape-related careers and agricultural vocational courses^[2]
Since 2007: Farnham College in the town of Farnham which sits on the Hampshire border.^[3]

Merrist Wood College

For its education purposes the college manages 400 acres (1.6 km²) of land (51°16′19″N 0°37′23″W / 51.272°N 0.623°W / 51.272; -0.623) from which expertise it produces valuable produce and, adjoining hedgerows, supports biodiversity. Key specialisations are:

horticulture
floristry
BTS studies
landscaping
garden design
animal care
countryside
golf course and landscapes maintenance and enhancement
sports turf maintenance and enhancement
arboriculture
equine studies.

Notable alumni

Julie Dawn Cole, Actor
Paul Merrett, ITV Chef
Sam Underwood, Actor
Jill Whelan, Actress

References

^ "Activate Learning - GOV.UK". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ "AOSEC Website". Archived from the original on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2007.
^ http://www.farnham.ac.uk/TheCollege/HistoryOfFarnhamCollege.aspx History of Farnham College

External links

Official website
Merrist Wood website

Educational establishments in Guildford

Secondary

Independent

Higher and Further Education

Academy of Contemporary Music
University of Law
Guildford College (incorporating Merrist Wood College)
Guildford School of Acting
University of Surrey

v t e Universities and colleges in South East England
Universities	BPP Brighton Buckingham Buckinghamshire New Canterbury Chichester Creative Arts Kent Law Open Oxford Oxford Brookes Portsmouth Reading Solent Southampton Surrey Sussex Winchester
Further education colleges	Abingdon & Witney Andover Ashford Aylesbury Banbury & Bicester Basingstoke Berkshire Bracknell & Wokingham Brockenhurst Brooklands Canterbury Crawley College Chichester East Kent Eastleigh East Surrey East Sussex College (Lewes, Newhaven, Eastbourne and Hastings) Fareham Farnborough Guildford Hadlow Havant and South Downs Haywards Heath College Henley Highbury Isle of Wight Brighton MET College MidKent Milton Keynes Newbury Northbrook College North East Surrey North Kent Oxford (City) Plumpton Reading Ruskin Southampton Sparsholt Totton West Kent Windsor Forest
Sixth form colleges	Alton Barton Peveril Bexhill Brighton (BHASVIC) Esher Farnborough Farnham Godalming Itchen Peter Symonds Portsmouth Queen Mary's Reigate Richard Collyer St Vincent Strode's Taunton's Varndean Woking Worthing

v t e Borough of Guildford
Towns, villages, most notable neighbourhoods and hamlets	Albury Artington Ash Ash Vale Burntcommon Burpham Chilworth Compton East Clandon East Horsley Effingham Fairlands Farley Green Gomshall Guildford Holmbury St Mary Jacobs Well Merrow Normandy Ockham Peaslake Pirbright Puttenham Ripley St Martha Seale Send Shackleford Shalford Shere Stoughton Tongham Wanborough West Clandon West Horsley Wisley Wood Street Village Worplesdon
Parks and public woodlands	Albury Park Clandon Park Hatchlands Park On the Greensand Ridge The Hurtmoor Winterfold Forest Ockham Park Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons Seale Chalk Pit Silent Pool On the North Downs Newlands Corner St Martha's Hill wooded slopes of the Hog's Back Stoke Park Sutton Place Wanborough Grange RHS Garden, Wisley
Places of worship	Old St Peter and St Paul's Church, Albury St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth Guildford Cathedral Holy Trinity Church, Guildford St Martha's Church St Nicolas' Church, Guildford St Mary's Church, Guildford Watts Cemetery Chapel
Education	Academy of Contemporary Music Ash Manor School Christ's College, Guildford George Abbot School Guildford College Guildford County School Guildford High School Guildford School of Acting Howard of Effingham School King's College, Guildford Knowl Hill School Merrist Wood College Ripley Court School Royal Grammar School St Peter's School Tormead School University of Law University of Surrey
Transport	Ash railway station Ash Vale railway station Chilworth railway station Clandon railway station Effingham Junction railway station Gomshall railway station Guildford bus station Guildford railway station Horsley railway station London Road (Guildford) railway station Shalford railway station Tongham railway station Wanborough railway station Worplesdon railway station
Buildings and structures	Abbot's Hospital Chilworth Manor Clandon Park House Electric Theatre G Live Guildford Castle Guildford Guildhall Guildford House Guildford Museum Guildford Spectrum Hogs Back Brewery Pirbright Institute Royal Surrey County Hospital Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road, Guildford The Undercroft Watts Gallery Wisley Airfield Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Sport	Charlotteville Cycling Club Guildford City F.C. Guildford Crows Aussie Rules FC Guildford Flames Merrow F.C. Surrey Storm Surrey Scorchers Tongham F.C.
People	List of people from Guildford