Guildford College
Guildford College of Further and Higher Education in Guildford, Surrey was a Surrey County Council-funded educational establishment for students of age 16+ undertaking full-time and part-time studies, established in 1939. It became part of oxford-based group Activate Learning in March 2019, and left Surrey County Council control.
Its original campus is signposted and known as Guildford College. GCFHE has expanded by incorporating two colleges to the north-west and to the west in Surrey.
Campuses
- Stoke Road on the former north-west corner of Stoke Park, Guildford
- Merrist Wood near Worplesdon which traditionally specialises in practical and theoretical landscape-related careers and agricultural vocational courses
- Since 2007: Farnham College in the town of Farnham which sits on the Hampshire border.
Merrist Wood College
- horticulture
- floristry
- BTS studies
- landscaping
- garden design
- animal care
- countryside
- golf course and landscapes maintenance and enhancement
- sports turf maintenance and enhancement
- arboriculture
- equine studies.
Notable alumni
- Julie Dawn Cole, Actor
- Paul Merrett, ITV Chef
- Sam Underwood, Actor
- Jill Whelan, Actress
- Matt James, garden designer