Hopwood Hall College are a further education college provider with over 200 courses on offer. They aim 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 while meeting the skills needs of the region. Their core values include: equality of opportunity, treating everyone with respect, a climate of openness and trust, celebrating the achievements of students and staff, and encouraging innovation and development. As part of their social responsibility, all staff and students nominate and vote for their main charity on an annual basis. In addition, they undertake a variety of additional activities for their local community, including a “Friday Night Dinners” scheme and a “You're Hired” event that prepares learners to go out into the community for voluntary and paid work The college is based across two campuses in Rochdale and Middleton, situated north-east of Manchester.
