Joseph Priestley College

Joseph Priestley College

Established	1955
Closed	2011
Type	FE College
Location	Beeston Campus Burton Avenue, LS11 5ER 53°46′41″N 1°32′28″W / 53.7780°N 1.5412°W / 53.7780; -1.5412 also Morley Campus Peel Street, Morley, LS27 8QE 53°44′43″N 1°35′49″W / 53.7452°N 1.5970°W / 53.7452; -1.5970 and Rothwell Campus Marsh Street, Rothwell, LS26 0AE 53°44′51″N 1°28′41″W / 53.7475°N 1.4780°W / 53.7475; -1.4780 Leeds West Yorkshire England
Website	Joseph Priestley College

Joseph Priestley College was a further education college founded in 1955 serving the communities of South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was named after Joseph Priestley, the famous scientist and co-discoverer of oxygen who was born nearby. The college had three campuses, in Rothwell, Morley and Beeston.

Following financial problems the college was merged with Leeds City College in August 2011.

Courses offered

The college offered a number of courses including:

Public Services (Uniformed)
Hairdressing
Beauty Therapy
Business
Construction
Horticulture
IT Training
Sport
Basic Skills (English and Maths)
IT Skills
Childcare
Health and Social Care
Foundation studies (courses for adults with learning difficulties and disabilities)
Access to Higher Education
GCSEs (Mathematics and English)
A wide range of full-time, part-time and flexible courses for adults.
Courses for Businesses (including First Aid, Health and Safety, Management Training)

Universities and colleges in Yorkshire and the Humber

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Joseph Priestley

Works	The Rudiments of English Grammar (1761) A Chart of Biography (1765) Essay on a Course of Liberal Education for Civil and Active Life (1765) The History and Present State of Electricity (1767) Essay on the First Principles of Government (1768) A New Chart of History (1769) Institutes of Natural and Revealed Religion (1772–74) Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air (1774–77) Disquisitions relating to Matter and Spirit (1777) The Doctrine of Philosophical Necessity Illustrated (1777) Letters to a Philosophical Unbeliever (1780) A History of the Corruptions of Christianity (1782) Lectures on History and General Policy (1788) Theological Repository (1770–73, 1784–88)

Other	Priestley and education Priestley and Dissent Priestley Riots Joseph Priestley House Priestley Medal Priestley College Joseph Priestley College 5577 Priestley

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