| Riverside College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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WA8 7QQ | |
| Information | |
| Type | Further education |
| Established | 2006 |
| Department for Education URN | 130622 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Mary Murphy |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Website | http://www.riversidecollege.ac.uk/ |
Riverside College (formerly known as Halton College) is a further education college based over two sites in the Widnes, Cheshire, England. It was rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted following an inspection in 2020.[1]
The college was established from the merger of Halton College and Widnes & Runcorn Sixth Form College in 2006. Today, Riverside College has two campuses in Widnes: one, the more academically focused Cronton Sixth Form College, situated on Cronton Lane in the north of the town; and the more vocationally focused Riverside Campus, situated on Kingsway nearer to the town centre.
The college provides a range of courses, including GCSEs, A Levels, BTECs, T Levels, Apprenticeships and Access courses. In addition, the college offers some higher education courses, in conjunction with Pearson Education and Staffordshire University.