Askham Bryan College
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Askham Bryan College is a specialist land-based college based in Askham Bryan, York, England.[1][2] Opened to students in 1948,[3] it also has centres in Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Saltaire and Wakefield.
Newton Rigg College became part of Askham Bryan College in 2011,[4] but was closed in 2021.[5] In 2022, Askham Bryan College was granted foundation degree awarding powers,[5] becoming the only land-based college with those powers in the UK.[6] University Centre Askham Bryan (UCAB), its upper education arm,[5] had 3,850 students in 2024 studying courses in areas such as animal science, agriculture, veterinary nursing, equine science and zoo and wildlife conservation.[6]
History
Askham Bryan College was built in 1936, but not opened until after World War II as the Yorkshire Agricultural Institute. It first opened to students in 1948[3] in Askham Bryan, York, England.[1] 19 years later, it became the Askham Bryan College of Agriculture and Horticulture.[7] Since its founding, the college has opened a number of facilities, including[7] at Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Saltaire and Wakefield.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Newton Rigg College, based in Penrith, Cumbria, became part of Askham Bryan College in 2011, while Liz Philip was Principal.[4] At that time, Askham Bryan College had eight other locations, and 4,000 students. Degrees were validated by Harper Adams University College and York St John University.[7] In July 2013, it opened a new £2.4 million campus in Penrith.[7]
Between 2016 and 2020 student numbers at Newton Rigg fell by 40%.[8] In 2020 Tim Whitaker announced that teaching at the Newton Rigg site would cease in July 2021.[4][9] According to Cumbrian Lord Inglewood, the process of asset stripping may be "unlawful".[10] The campus closed in 2021.[5]
In 2022, Askham Bryan College was granted foundation degree awarding powers, allowing it to create its own named degrees for its students with the University Centre Askham Bryan, its higher education arm,[5] becoming the only land-based college in the UK with foundation degree awarding powers.[6] Tim Whitaker remained CEO and Principal in 2022.[5]
Programs and facilities
The college runs courses in Agriculture, Animal Management, Veterinary Nursing, Equine, Engineering, Motorsport, Horticulture, Arboriculture, Floristry, Countryside Management, Outdoor Adventure Sport, Sport Coaching and Fitness, Uniformed Public Services and Foundation Vocational Programmes.
In 2024, University Centre Askham Bryan (UCAB) had 3,850 students studying courses in areas such as animal science, agriculture, veterinary nursing, equine science and zoo and wildlife conservation.[6]
The college farm is Script error: No such module "convert". and supports three farms: Westfield Farm which accommodates a 250 Holstein Friesian dairy herd and the National Beef Training Centre; East Barrow Farm which houses the college Equine Department with 53 horses and Animal Management Department; and Headley Hall Farm which is the arable farm formerly of the University of Leeds.
It opened a new gym in 2024.[11]
Alumni
Alumni include Geoffrey Smith, a horticulturalist, writer and broadcaster;[12][3] and Joe Maiden, a horticulturalist and broadcaster for BBC Radio Leeds.
See also
- List of UCAS institutions
- List of universities in the United Kingdom
- List of agricultural universities and colleges
- List of further education colleges in England
References
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