Hopwood Hall College

We are a further education vocational college based on two campuses in Rochdale and Middleton, situated north-east of Manchester. At Hopwood Hall, we have an in-depth understanding of the skills required in the 21st Century and offer a huge range vocational courses from foundation level through to foundation degrees. Our offering is focused around ensuring all students gain the skills, abilities and confidence to go into their chosen careers and enjoy success.

Accounting, Animal Care, Brickwork, Business, Carpentry & Joinery, Early Years, Electrical Installation, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Health & Social Care, Horticulture, Information Communication Technologies, Life & Work Skills, Marketing, Motor Vehicle, Outdoor Adventure, Painting & Decorating, Plastering, Plumbing, Science, Sport, Travel & Tourism and Uniformed Public Services.

Equality and Diversity at Hopwood Hall College is at the heart of everything that we do and is an underlying theme within our strategic directions and values.

We believe that Equality and Diversity is essential to ensuring that we meet the needs of our current and potential students so we can provide services that are accessible and relevant to their needs.

Hopwood Hall College welcomes and celebrates Equality and Diversity. We believe that everyone should be treated equally and fairly regardless of their age, disability, sex, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. We seek to ensure that no member of the college community receives less favourable treatment on any of these grounds which cannot be shown to be justified.

Through our Single Equality Scheme, we will tackle discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and good relations between all people. Hopwood Hall is committed to providing services that promote equality, value diversity and community cohesion and strives to ensure that everyone in our college is treated with respect and dignity.

We are extremely proud of the education and support we provide at Hopwood Hall College. Our priority is to provide the best possible education for our students, ensuring that each individual is given the support and encouragement they need to achieve their goals. Our values reflect the importance that we place on a caring and supportive environment expecting the highest standards of work, behaviour and commitment from our students and staff.

Hopwood Hall College aims to provide the widest range of quality education and training to learners in the borough of Rochdale and beyond, to ensure they achieve their individual, educational and employment goals whilst meeting the skills needs of the region.

At Hopwood Hall College we are dedicated to providing high quality Higher Education (HE) provision to all. We believe that anyone with the necessary ability should be able to progress to HE and as such the College is committed to providing equal access to all regardless of background, gender, age or any other factor. Read our Access and Participation Statement here.

Many of our successful students have told us that they enjoy studying at Hopwood Hall because our classes are smaller than those in universities and they benefit from close expert teaching and excellent support from tutors. Students also feel that they are part of a small and closely knit community.