§ Mr. E. Taylorasked the Minister of Education if he will state the number of technical colleges in England and Wales at present recognised as regional colleges, the names of all such technical colleges, and the dates when they were so designated.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe following twenty-one colleges are at present recognised as regional colleges but I am reviewing the list in consultation with the regional advisory councils for further education. Seventeen of these colleges were included in the first list compiled in 1956, and four were added between 1956 and 1959.
Brighton Technical College.Huddersfield College of Technology.Leicester College of Technology and Commerce.Liverpool College of Building.Liverpool College of Technology.London
City, Sir John Cass College.Islington, Northern Polytechnic.Lambeth L.C.C., Brixton School of BuildingSouthwark—Borough PolytechnicSt. Marylebone, The Polytechnic.Woolwich Polytechnic.*Middlesex,—Brunel College of Technology.Nottingham and District Technical College.Portsmouth College of Technology.Plymouth and Devonport Technical College.Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire College of Technology.Sunderland Technical College.Surrey, Kingston Technical College.Warwickshire, Rugby College of Engineering Technology.West Ham College of Technology.Wales
Treforest—Glamorgan College of Technology.* To be designated a College of Advanced Technology on 1st April, 1962.
§ Mr. E. Taylorasked the Minister of Education if he will state the number of students at the advanced, intermediate, and school levels, respectively, doing 93W full-time courses, part-time day and evening courses, and part-time evening only courses, in the session 1960–61 or during the latest session for which figures are available, at each of the regional technical colleges in England and Wales.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe categories of "intermediate" and "school" student mentioned by the hon. Member are distinguished
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STUDENTS ENROLLED AT REGIONAL COLLEGES IN ENGLAND AND WALES OCTOBER, 1960 College Full-time Sandwich* Advanced Non-advanced Total Advanced Non-advanced Total ENGLAND Brighton Technical College 527 289 816 143 8 151 Huddersfield College of Technology 9 481 490 128 6 134 Leicester College of Technology and Commerce 132 561 693 23 — 23 Liverpool College of Building 44 138 182 47 44 91 Liverpool College of Technology 172 220 392 113 35 148 London: City, Sir John Cass College 650 — 650 — — — Islington, Northern Polytechnic 229 475 704 55 4 59 Lambeth L.C.C., Brixton School of Building 65 163 228 209 — 209 Southwark, Borough Polytechnic 73 153 226 146 — 146 St. Marylebone, The Polytechnic 651 913 1,564 — 8 8 Woolwich Polytechnic 211 449 660 138 — 138 Middlesex, Brunel College of Technology 6 5 11 401 — 401 Nottingham and District Technical College 30 82 112 131 2 133 Portsmouth College of Technology 231 433 664 143 20 163 Plymouth and Devonport Technical College 217 488 705 — — — Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire College of Technology 26 196 222 85 21 106 Sunderland Technical College 509 292 801 150 — 150 Surrey, Kingston Technical College 251 499 750 140 — 140 Warwickshire, Rugby College of Engineering Technology — — — 406 — 406 West Ham College of Technology 232 173 405 34 1 35 WALES Treforest, Glamorgan College of Technology 5 — 5 275 27 302 Total 4,270 6,010 10,280 2,767 176 2,943 * Students in sandwich courses, because of substantial enrolment in them in the spring term, have been counted from sessional enrolment data up to March, 1961. only for the purpose of payments between local education authorities. Other records are made in terms of students in "advanced" and "non-advanced" courses, and the following table shows the numbers on this basis enrolled at each of the twenty-one Regional Colleges of Further Education in England and Wales in October, 1960:
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College Part-time Day Evening only Advanced Non-advanced Total Advanced Non-advanced Total ENGLAND Brighton Technical College 241 394 635 228 1,400 1,628 Huddersfield College of Technology 469 3,111 3,580 400 3,542 3,942 Leicester College of Technology and Commerce 251 2,977 3,228 288 3,053 3,341 Liverpool College of Building 378 645 1,023 400 312 712 Liverpool College of Technology 596 1,122 1,718 477 998 1,475 London: City, Sir John Cass College 181 225 406 142 1,012 1,154 Islington, Northern Polytechnic 307 648 955 213 1,849 2,062 Lambeth L.C.C., Brixton School of Building 588 1,282 1,870 544 1,063 1,607 Southwark, Borough Polytechnic 330 2,118 2,448 341 3,007 3,348 St. Marylebone, The Polytechnic 230 644 874 1,521 6,726 8,247 Woolwich Polytechnic 366 945 1,311 340 1,574 1,914 Middlesex, Brunel College of Technology 539 96 635 212 303 515 Nottingham and District Technical College 757 2,508 3,265 449 2,328 2,777 Portsmouth College of Technology 304 444 748 258 618 876 Plymouth and Devonport Technical College 150 1,602 1,752 241 2,137 2,378 Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire College of Technology 329 3,069 3,398 193 1,191 1,384 Sunderland Technical College 213 817 1,030 154 2,034 2,188 Surrey, Kingston Technical College 562 1,422 1,984 415 1,878 2,293 Warwickshire, Rugby College of Engineering Technology 44 27 71 7 22 29 West Ham College of Technology 142 903 1,045 117 1,175 1,292 WALES Treforest, Glamorgan College of Technology 438 663 1,101 89 276 365 Total 7,415 25,662 33,077 7,029 36,498 43,527