It has two campus: Central Brighton Campus, Pelham Street, Brighton and East Brighton Campus, Wilson Avenue, Brighton. It had previously been named City College Brighton & Hove, Brighton College of Technology, Brighton Technical College and Brighton College of Arts and Technology.
The college is a popular choice for visual arts progression from nearby colleges e.g. A-level art and photography courses, and provides academic grounding in workmanships such as woodwork, carpentry, engineering, plumbing and electronics. The technical progressions the college provided gave opportunities for post-GCSE students wishing to pursue a specific profession rather than studying multiple A-levels. The college also supported adult learning for over 21s, including those without existing traditional qualifications but the necessary experience and intentions.
The college embraces media technologies with the introduction of video games related qualifications. Courses syllabuses were regularly updated with new technologies to keep tuition up to date and the most desirable by employers.
Two thousand full-time students, and over 9000 part-time, attended the college every year. The students came from varying kinds of social and ethnic backgrounds, including many international students.
College redevelopmentedit
On 11 December 2013 it was announced that plans for the college to be rebuilt were approved by the local planning committees. It was hoped the new building would be more appropriate for teaching, aiding growth in the local area by creating 141 construction jobs.[2] However, the plan was controversial among students, staff and residents. This is partly due to part of the college plot being sold off for housing and many departments being reduced in size.
Awardsedit
The College's carpentry department was awarded a City & Guilds Medal for Excellence eleven times from 1996. The college also achieved the ‘Action for Business Colleges’ (AfBC) accreditation, marking the college’s responsiveness to the needs of the local business community.
In addition the college was also awarded a 'Centre of Vocational Excellence' (CoVE) status in Digital Design, Instrumentation, Automation and Control Engineering, Heritage Engineering, Business, Management and Finance, Hospitality and Tourism.[1]
brighton, college, brighton, large, general, further, education, college, located, brighton, hove, part, chichester, college, group, after, greater, brighton, metropolitan, college, merged, with, august, 2021, main, entrance, central, brighton, campus, pelham,. Brighton MET is a large general further education college located in Brighton and Hove It is now part of the Chichester College Group after Greater Brighton Metropolitan College merged with CCG on 1 August 2021 Brighton MET CollegeMain entrance of Brighton MET College Central Brighton Campus on Pelham StreetAddressCentral Brighton Campus Pelham Street Brighton BN1 4FAInformationOther nameBrighton Metropolitan CollegeFormer nameCity College Brighton amp Hove Brighton College of Technology before that Brighton Technical College Brighton School of Art amp ScienceTypeFurther Education CollegeEstablished1858PrincipalPaul RileyGenderCoeducationalAge16 Enrolmentc 6 000 studentsCampusesCentral Brighton Campus East Brighton CampusAffiliationChichester College GroupWebsitewww wbr gbmc wbr ac wbr uk It has two campus Central Brighton Campus Pelham Street Brighton and East Brighton Campus Wilson Avenue Brighton It had previously been named City College Brighton amp Hove Brighton College of Technology Brighton Technical College and Brighton College of Arts and Technology The college is a popular choice for visual arts progression from nearby colleges e g A level art and photography courses and provides academic grounding in workmanships such as woodwork carpentry engineering plumbing and electronics The technical progressions the college provided gave opportunities for post GCSE students wishing to pursue a specific profession rather than studying multiple A levels The college also supported adult learning for over 21s including those without existing traditional qualifications but the necessary experience and intentions The college embraces media technologies with the introduction of video games related qualifications Courses syllabuses were regularly updated with new technologies to keep tuition up to date and the most desirable by employers Contents 1 Courses 2 Students 3 College redevelopment 4 Awards 5 Alumni 6 ReferencesCourses editThe college offers vocational courses academic and vocational A levels BTEC National and First Diplomas and NVQs and progression to its own Higher Education courses in conjunction with the University of Brighton 1 Students editTwo thousand full time students and over 9000 part time attended the college every year The students came from varying kinds of social and ethnic backgrounds including many international students College redevelopment editOn 11 December 2013 it was announced that plans for the college to be rebuilt were approved by the local planning committees It was hoped the new building would be more appropriate for teaching aiding growth in the local area by creating 141 construction jobs 2 However the plan was controversial among students staff and residents This is partly due to part of the college plot being sold off for housing and many departments being reduced in size Awards editThe College s carpentry department was awarded a City amp Guilds Medal for Excellence eleven times from 1996 The college also achieved the Action for Business Colleges AfBC accreditation marking the college s responsiveness to the needs of the local business community In addition the college was also awarded a Centre of Vocational Excellence CoVE status in Digital Design Instrumentation Automation and Control Engineering Heritage Engineering Business Management and Finance Hospitality and Tourism 1 Alumni editFamous alumni of the college include 3 Julie Christie actress Chris Collins Blue Peter gardener Bob Goody actor and writer Graham Kerr chef Deborah Meaden business woman Domenica Lawson Down s syndrome education activist Steve Ovett Olympic Gold Medalist Dame Flora Robson Ben McKellar chef and owner of The Gingerman and Ginger Pig Arumugam Vijiaratnam engineer and Olympic athlete Navnit Dholakia Baron Dholakia Liberal Democrat politicianReferences edit a b City College website Archived from the original on 19 October 2007 Retrieved 12 January 2008 College celebrates approval for Pelham Street plans City College Brighton amp Hove 11 December 2013 Archived from the original on 14 December 2013 Retrieved 28 December 2013 City College list famous ex students permanent dead link 50 49 45 N 0 08 14 W 50 8292 N 0 1371 W 50 8292 0 1371 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brighton MET College amp oldid 1146803455, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
