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The college was originally the Bournemouth Municipal College which opened in 1913. It is a listed building and is known for its clock tower (said to be an 'eyesore' when first built). A public library was part of the building until 2002. A small number of 'Horsa huts' were built in the 1940s and a large three-floor extension opened in 1957.
Bournemouth Collegiate School is a coeducational private day and boarding school based on two sites in Poole and Bournemouth, Dorset on the southern coast of England.The prep school (ages 2–11) is located in Poole and the senior school (ages 11–18) in the Southbourne West-Boscombe East-Pokesdown South area. [1]
[3] Four of the county's five largest towns contain a further education college: Weymouth College, Kingston Maurward College in Dorchester and Bournemouth and Poole College which is one of the largest in the UK. [4] Dorset has two higher education establishments situated in the heart of the county's south east conurbation.
Dean Ira Weiss, the college’s dean since 2004, was the first recipient of the endowed Chair. [8] In 2016, Ira Weiss announced she would step down as dean and planned to join the college's faculty. [6] Frank Buckless was named the college's fifth dean in May 2019, [9] [2] replacing Annette L. Ranft, who served as the college’s dean since ...
The Downstairs Club. Bournemouth and Poole College has its largest campus here, the college was originally the Bournemouth Municipal College which opened in 1913. It is a listed building and is known for its clock tower (said to be an 'eyesore' when first built).
As early as 1965, in the House of Commons, the number of students at the college was highlighted, and the Secretary of State was asked to consider a university application. [6] At the time the Government did not intend to create any new universities until the late 1970s,. [6] In the 1970s the college became the Bournemouth College of Technology.
It consisted of a junior school (ages 2–11) and a senior school (ages 11–16). In 2009, the school merged with Wentworth College. The merger of the two schools formed Bournemouth Collegiate School whose principal is Maria Coulter. [1] The junior school is situated at the old Uplands site and the senior school at Wentworth.
In 1964, Bournemouth and Poole College of Art was formed through the merger of Bournemouth Municipal College of Art and Poole College of Art. [17] The name was changed to Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design in 1979. [18] The first new building on the present campus was opened in 1984 and built at a cost of £2.3 million. [19]