Barnsley College
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barnsley College is a further education college in Barnsley, England. The college provides A levels as well as vocational courses such as GNVQs and BTEC diplomas. Sam Nixon was a catering student there, Kate Rusby also attended the college in the early 90s. Alex Turner and Matt Helders of indie rockers Arctic Monkeys also attended the college. During their time at the college they studied Music. The College is a Digidesign ProTools Industry training centre also which specialises in Studio sound recording.
The New SciTech building has been designed to provide a focus for Barnsley College’s campus and has been given a light, airy feel through the use of a glass bridge link and glass fronted stairwell. The building includes biology, chemistry and physics laboratories, mixed with mathematics and computing suites, it also has additional classrooms and administration facilities.
The college has seen its highest A level results in recent years, and has improved in recent years, offering the best quality of teaching it can.
Famous alumni include radio presenter Simon Hirst.
