11 Facts About MidKent College

MidKent College is a further education college in Kent, England.

MidKent College has two main campuses: the Medway Campus in Gillingham and the Maidstone Campus.

MidKent College has been delivering vocational education in Medway and Maidstone for nearly 100 years.

MidKent College first began delivering courses from the Horsted Centre in Chatham in 1954.

Current principal of MidKent College is Simon Cook, who has held the position since July 2014 after the sad death of principal Sue McLeod.

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MidKent College had earlier achieved a degree in Business Studies at the Dorset Institute of Higher Education – now Bournemouth University – where she returned to study Travel and Tourism prior to embarking on her teaching career with MidKent College.

Current chief executive of MidKent College is Simon Cook, who has held the position since the retirement of previous CEO, Stephen Grix, in July 2016.

Once back at the place where he launched his career, Mr Grix took on the mammoth task of closing the MidKent College's dated Horsted and City Way sites and identifying funding opportunities for the new £86 million Medway Campus, which opened in 2009.

MidKent College then turned his attention to improving the Maidstone Campus, which is currently undergoing a £23m redevelopment due for completion in December 2013.

MidKent College was succeeded as principal by his former deputy Sue McLeod.

MidKent College became an associate college of the University of Kent in 2001.