Runshaw College


Runshaw College is a further and higher education college based at three centres in Leyland and Euxton, Lancashire, England.

History

Runshaw College was established in 1974. It initially catered solely for school leavers from Balshaw's High School in Leyland, and Parklands High School in Chorley.

Locations

Its main campus, in Leyland, is a sixth form college catering for students aged 16–19. The Euxton Lane, Chorley, campus is the centre for adult and higher education. The site also hosts the Runshaw Business Centre, meeting the needs of local small and medium-sized enterprises; and Runshaw Training, offering apprenticeships and vocational training.

Leyland Campus

The Leyland Campus has 12 buildings plus a student services center, three sports courts and a public restaurant alongside the numerous student restaurants.
Runshaw's buildings are named after areas of the Lake District.
There are currently 10 educational buildings and two student services and study buildings.
Dalehead is also the home to the Foxholes restaurant, which closed in 2018 due to budget cuts.

Chorley Campus

The Chorley Campus is located on Euxton Lane, Chorley and is home to many of the Apprenticeships and Adult Education courses.

Notable students