About Hopwood Hall College
Hopwood Hall College is situated on two campuses, Rochdale and Middleton, five miles apart to the north-east of Manchester. We have a wide range of student facilities and support networks across both sites.
The Rochdale Campus is in the heart of Rochdale, 12 miles (19 km) from Manchester. Rochdale bus station is a five minute walk away. The majority of the courses that are taught here are vocational skills-based courses in hairdressing, beauty and holistic therapy, catering, construction, art & design.
Facilities at the Rochdale Campus include:
- Our popular training restaurant “The Cottons” – is open to students, staff and the general public at very competitive prices
- “The Image” – our hairdressing and beauty training salon – which offers to the students, staff and public a variety of treatments performed by qualified teaching and vocational staff
The Middleton Campus is located in the green-belt and is only 8 miles (13 km) from Manchester. Public transport travels onto the site, with five dedicated bus services from Rochdale, Newhey, Failsworth, Shaw and Heywood. A-levels, business and sport courses are taught on this campus
Facilities at the Middleton Campus include:
- A state-of-the-art £6 million building opened in September 2005, housing classrooms, learning resource centre, student services, cafeteria, bistro, shops and conference facilities
- A £3 million sports arena opened in 2002 and features a large sports hall which can be used for 5-a-side, basketball, volleyball, netball or badminton. It also houses a fully-fitted fitness suite of Oxide cardio and resistance training equipment
- A £1.5 million sports pavilion with an Astro Turf all weather pitch and floodlighting