Further education college in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Boston College is a predominantly further education college in Boston in Lincolnshire, England. It is a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) for Early Years Care.[1]
History
Boston College opened in 1964 to provide A-level courses for those not attending the town's two grammar schools.
In 2007 a scheme for college redevelopment on West Street was abandoned through a lack of usable space.[2] In 2008 the college planned for a £79m expansion of the college to replace the Skirbeck Road and Mill Road sites.[3] A smaller redevelopment of the Skirbeck Road site was undertaken, funded by selling the building on Mill Road.[4][5] The Mill Road building at the east of Boston was a former De Montfort University campus, and before that, Kitwood Boys School, now Haven High Academy. The adjacent Mill Road sports fields were not included in the sale.[6][7]
Sites
The college is currently spread over five sites:[8]
- Rochford Campus – engineering workshops, beauty therapy, swimming facilities and halls of residence for 200 students. Skirbeck Road, Boston, next to the Maud Foster Drain and the Geoff Moulder Leisure Complex.
- Sam Newsom Centre – music and performing arts facilities. South Street, Boston.
- Peter Paine Performance Centre – centre for sports and exercise science. Rosebery Avenue, Boston.
- Ingelow Centre – centre for students with Special Educational Needs. Rowley Road, Boston.
- Boston College Spalding – Red Lion Street, Spalding.
