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Leicester College is a further education college in Leicester, England. It is one of the largest colleges in the UK, with more than 26,000 students, [1] 1,600 staff, plus an annual budget of over £50million. [2] It has three main campuses in the city centre, and more than 200 community venues across Leicester.
The college now occupies a site adjoining Victoria Park and the University of Leicester that was previously occupied by Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys (also known as Wyggeston Boys' School). The school takes the Wyggeston name from the former school and from Wyggeston Grammar School for Girls, which both closed in the 1970s.
The original college badge was adopted from the one worn in both the boys and girls schools. (Red Castle) Original badge used from 1980-1982. In 1982 a new badge was designed showing two castles and two interlinking C's to signify Moat Community College and the two schools the college was formed from. The motto then disappeared.
Becker College, Leicester Campus Center Becker College, Worcester Campus Quad. Becker College was a private college in Worcester and Leicester, Massachusetts.Becker College traced its history from the union of two Massachusetts educational institutions—one founded in 1784 and the other in 1887.
It gained specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College in September 2003, and the Business and Enterprise Centre (BEC) was created at the Wyvern Building. Previously a community school administered by Leicester City Council, [1] in June 2023 The City of Leicester College converted to academy status. [2]
The University College of Leicester was established. [144] ... James Thompson (1871), The history of Leicester in the eighteenth century, Leicester: ...
The University of Leicester (/ ˈ l ɛ s t ər / ⓘ LEST-ər) is a public research university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park. The university's predecessor, University College, Leicester, gained university status in 1957.
There are five main blocks at the college; there is the Wycliffe block, where humanities and ICT are held, the Macaulay block where English and modern foreign languages are held, the Latimer block where Science and maths classes are held, the De Monfort block where Expressive Arts and Art classes are held and Hawkins -named after the suffragette, Alice Hawkins- where physical education is taught.