Alton College - Wikipedia

HSDC Alton
Address
Old Odiham Road Alton , Hampshire , GU34 2LX England
Information
Former name	Alton College
Type	Further education college
Motto	Build your confidence, individuality and maximise your potential
Established	1978
Local authority	Hampshire
Ofsted	Reports
Chief Executive and Principal	Mike Gaston ^[1]
Gender	Mixed Education
Website	www.hsdc.ac.uk/study-with-us/alton-campus

HSDC Alton, formerly known as Alton College, is located in Alton, Hampshire, England. In addition to offering A Levels, the college provides an adult education service to the local population. It was built in 1978 and was one of the first institutions in the UK to be a purpose-built sixth form college. On 1 March 2019 it merged with Havant and South Downs College, becoming the third campus of the college.

Notable alumni

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Notable former students of HSDC Alton include:

Russell Howard^[2] – comedian
Alison Goldfrapp^[3] – musician
Gwyneth Herbert^[4]^[5] – singer-songwriter
Rebecca Harris – film producer
Michael Auger^[6] – singer
Ranil Jayawardena^[7] – Conservative Party MP for North East Hampshire
Yvette Cooper^[8] – Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford with the positions of Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities
Amber-Jade Sanderson – Australian politician
Chris Wood^[9] – cricketer

References

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^ "Welcome from the Principal HSDC Page". HSDC. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
^ Brew, Simon (17 November 2008). "The Den of Geek interview: Russell Howard". Dennis Publishing. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^ "Alison Goldfrapp Biography". BiggestStars.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^ "Former Music Students". Alton College. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^ Foley, Jack. "Gwyneth Herbert – I suppose for as long as I can remember, singing's always been my complete passion". indielondon.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
^ "AC Alumnus' Got Talent!". Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
^ "Alton to leave East Hampshire in boundary shake up". Farnham Herald. 16 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
^ "Biography". Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
^ "Winners take it all". Alton College. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

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