Northbrook College
 Learning Resource Centre, West Durrington campus, Worthing | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1890 – Worthing School of Art and Science[1] 1912 – West Sussex College of Art and Design[1] |
Administrative staff | 1,000[2] |
| Students | 16,000 |
| Location | , England, United Kingdom |
| Affiliations | Chichester College Group, University of the Arts, London, University of Brighton |
| Website | https://www.northbrook.ac.uk/ |
Northbrook College is a further education and higher education college that is part of the Chichester College Group; it has three campuses: Broadwater Campus and West Durrington Campus in Worthing and Shoreham Airport Campus in Shoreham-by-Sea. It was founded in or before 1890 as the Worthing School of Art and Science.[1]
The college is the largest provider of higher education for the creative and cultural industries in West Sussex. It is also a significant provider of higher education in a variety of other work-related areas.
The college also has contracts for apprenticeship training and adult and community learning, and provides courses in most work-related areas as well as those for personal development.
History
Founded as the Worthing School of Arts and Science by 1890, it became the leading art college in West Sussex and was renamed the West Sussex College of Art & Design in 1912. Following a merger with Worthing Technical College and Chelsea College of Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering in 1986 it was renamed Northbrook College. In 2017 Northbrook merged with City College Brighton & Hove to create a unified college under the name Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (MET).[3] Since 2022 Northbrook College has been part of the Chichester College Group after Greater Brighton Metropolitan College merged with the existing members of the group, including Worthing College, to become the largest college group in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK.
Facilities
The West Durrington campus is home to the Southern Theatre Arts Centre, providing theatre courses ranging from National Diplomas to Foundation Degrees and BA Hons, which like all Northbrook's higher education courses are affiliated with the University of Brighton. Its venue, The Northbrook Theatre, is a professional theatre that regularly hosts touring companies from around the UK and Europe. Productions in recent years include Wild Party, Chess, The Blue Room, Angels in America, Metamorphosis and West.
Notable alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (August 2022) |
- Jamie Hewlett, comic book artist and co-creator of the comic Tank Girl and co-creator of the virtual band Gorillaz
- Alan Martin, comic book writer and co-creator of the comic Tank Girl
- Luke Newton, actor
- Paul Norris, Oscar winner in Visual Effects for the film Ex Machina.[4]
- Claire Phillips, British portrait artist
- Leo Sayer, singer-songwriter and musician
- Hilary Stratton, Sculptor and teacher (West Sussex College of Art & Design)
- Sunset Strippers, electronic music band
- Nick Waplington, artist and photographer
- Pearl Thompson, musician and artist, guitarist with The Cure
References
- ^ a b c d "Worthing: Education". Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Independent Guide to Northbrook College Sussex Retrieved on 3 August 2011.
- ^ "City College to merge with Northbrook in Worthing". Brighton and Hove News. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Ex Machina - IMDb, retrieved 27 May 2021
External links
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