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Trafford College
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Trafford
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Greater Manchester

England
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TypeFurther Education
Established2007
Local authorityTrafford
OfstedReports
GenderMixed
WebsiteOfficial website

Trafford College is a further education college in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. It was formed with the merger of North Trafford College (formerly, Stretford Technical College) and South Trafford College in 2007.

Campuses and facilities

Trafford College has two campuses: Altrincham Campus and Stretford Campus, plus the Skills Shop based at the Trafford Centre.

Altrincham campus offers A-Levels and a range of vocational courses in Business & Accountancy, Childcare, Creative Arts & Media, Foundation Learning, Hairdressing, Beauty & Spa Therapies, Health & Social Care, Hospitality, IT & Computing, Sport & Uniformed Services, and Tourism and Aviation. Facilities include the Strive Fitness Suite, Enhance Salon & Spa, Aspire Restaurant Bar, and Costa.

Stretford campus is STEM Assured and has Engineering and Motor Vehicle workshops, a Mitsubishi Industrial Robot, specialist Siemens equipment, Microsoft Imagine Academy, Science labs, and AMC and AM2 Training Centres. It offers a range of vocational courses in Electrical Installation, Electronics, Engineering, Engineering Services for Buildings, Foundation Learning, Gas, Motor Vehicle, Plumbing, Science and A Levels in Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, English Language, Maths, Physics and Psychology.[citation needed]

The Skills Shop, based at INTU Trafford Centre, offers training programmes to young people in Retail, Hospitality and Customer Service. The hub also provides employers with both staff development and training.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

References

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