Hopwood Hall
Hopwood Hall College and University Centre is a vocational college set across two unique campuses in Middleton and Rochdale. Just a stone’s throw from Bury, it offers more courses than ever and boasts some of the most modern training facilities in the region.
The college welcomes learners of all ages who are looking to gain the most sought-after skillsets. This includes school leavers, who come to study a range of vocational programmes such as the revolutionary T-Levels. These technical qualifications are the exciting new alternative to A-Levels, with Hopwood already leading the way as a provider.
In fact, more than 22% of the highest T-Level grades in the country were earned by students from Hopwood Hall in 2023.
The demand for courses is at an all-time high, especially as the college’s growing provision for learners aged 19+ continues to attract people from across Greater Manchester and beyond. Just some of the full-time and part-time pathways that are extremely popular with adults are Apprenticeships, Access, Higher Education, Flexible Learning and Online Study.
This explosion in demand is one of the reasons why the college has introduced a brand new free bus route that serves Bury. This conveniently travels through Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich to allow students complete ease when getting to the Middleton Campus.
This operates in addition to an existing free bus that runs from Tottington, through Bury town centre and Heywood to the Middleton Campus.
For more details and to see our full bus timetable, please click on the link below: Travelling to our Campuses - Hopwood Hall College and University Centre
For more details and to see our full bus timetable, please click on the link below:
Travelling to our Campuses - Hopwood Hall College and University Centre
Meanwhile, the Rochdale Campus is only a 5-minute walk from the town’s bus station and Metrolink – making it extremely accessible by numerous transport links.
These campuses have really transformed in recent years to offer the most cutting-edge facilities and learning spaces. Just one example of this is the college’s Advanced Technology Centre, which recently underwent a massive multi-million-pound extension to ensure it remains one of the leading technical training facilities in the country.
Hopwood Hall is one of the top performing colleges in Greater Manchester, with its most recent Ofsted report finding it to be ‘Good’ and praising it for its strong contribution to skills-based training
Vocational Study Programmes
Middleton Campus study areas:
·Accounting
Animal Management
Animal Nursing
Applied Science
Apprenticeships
Basketball Academy
Brickwork
Business
Carpentry & Joinery
Digital Technology and Computing
Electrical Installation
Electrical Engineering
Equine Care
Football Academy
Health & Social Care
Mechanical Engineering
Motor Vehicle
Multi-skills
Painting & Decorating
Personal Training Academy
Plumbing
Professional Construction and the Built Environment
Rugby Academy
Science
Skills for Life
Sport
Sport & Exercise Science
T-Levels
Travel & Tourism
Uniformed Public Services
Rochdale Campus Study areas:
Apprenticeships
Art & Design
Barbering
Beauty Therapy
Education & Childcare
ESOL
Esports
Games Development
Graphic Design
Hair and Media Makeup
Hairdressing
Health & Social Care
Hospitality & Catering
Media Production
T-Level Pathways:
Animal Care and Management
Management and administration - Team leadership and management
Design surveying and planning - Surveying and design for construction
Building services engineering for construction - Electrotechnical
Production, design and development
Digital support services
Education and early years - Early years education childcare
Education and early years - Assisting teaching
Maintenance and installation - Mechanical
Design and development - Mechanical
Health - Adult Nursing
Health - Mental Health Team
Science - Laboratory science
Accounting - Assistant Accountant
Apprenticeships:
Building Services (Electrical & Plumbing)
Business & Accounting
Construction & Trades
Dental Nursing
Engineering & Manufacturing
Environmental & Animal Care
Facilities
Health & Social Care
Hospitality & Catering
For more information please download our Apprenticeship guide
Upcoming Events
Saturday 7th October 2023, 10am-2pm Open Event - Access all areas
Thursday 19th October 2023, 4.30pm – Open Event - Access all areas
Thursday 11th January 2024, 4.30pm –6.30pm – Access/HE 19+ Open Event
Thursday 18th April 2024, 4.30pm –6.30pm–Open Event – Access all areas
Saturday 8th June 2024, Community Fun Day
Tuesday 2nd July 2024, Y11 New Starter Experience
Wednesday 21st August 2024 – Open Event – Access all areas
Look out for online registration for all our Open Events at www.hopwood.ac.uk
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Contact Details:
Telephone (General Enquires): 0161 643 7560
Email (General Enquires): enquiries@hopwood.ac.uk
Telephone (Apprenticeship): 0161 654 4373
Email (Apprenticeship): apprenticeships@hopwood.ac.uk
