CLEVELAND COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

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'Cleveland College of Art & Design' is a further and higher education art and design college, based in the North East of England. The college draws its name from the former non-metropolitan county of Cleveland, operational from 1974 to 1996.
Cleveland College of Art & Design is the only specialist art and design college in the North East of England and one of only four in the country.

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History & Estates

Courses Currently Offered

Notable alumni

External links

History & Estates

The college spans three campuses: two in Middlesbrough and another in Church Square, Hartlepool.
Middlesbrough School of Art, on Durham Street, and the nearby Government School of Arts in the Athenaeum on Church Street, West Hartlepool each first opened in 1870 and 1874 respectively.
The college has ran continuously in its present Hartlepool spot since 1938, while the Middlesbrough locations, at Green Lane and Burlam Road date from 1960 and 1966 respectively.
The college's current principal is David Willshaw.

Courses Currently Offered

As Cleveland College of Art & Design is both a further education and higher education establishment it has coures aimed at 16 year old school leavers all the way through to Degress as well as part time evening classes.
The college offers a range of BTEC National Diplomas across the whole art and design spectrum, including, Design Crafts, Graphic Design, Textiles, Photography, Fine Art and Fashion & Clothing.
At higher education the college also offers BA (Hons) and FdA degrees, covering such subjects as textiles, photography, theatre design and fashion. All the colleges Higher Education courses are validated by the University of Teesside.
Cleveland College of Art & Design also offers a BTEC Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design, a course traditionally studied by a-level students before they progress on to an art and design course at university.
For a full list of courses and more information visit the colleges website.

Notable alumni

★ Basil Beattie, artist (1955)

★ Steve Bell, cartoonist (1970)

★ David Coverdale, rock singer

★ Ted Harrison, Canadian artist (1949)

★ Curtis Jobling, designer of Bob the Builder (1994)

★ Robert Nixon, cartoonist

★ Keith Patterson, car designer

★ Keith Ryder, Peugeot chief designer

★ Sir Ridley Scott, film director (1958)

★ Tony Scott, film director

★ Len Tabner, artist (1965)

★ Mackenzie Thorpe, artist (1979)

★ William Tillyer, artist (1959)

External links

★ Cleveland College of Art & Design Website

★ University of Teesside Website