Openshaw Campus

Ashton Old Road, Openshaw M11 2WH

Our Openshaw Campus is a vibrant and welcoming centre that offers a supportive learning and social environment for students, as well as facilities for the whole community.

The campus offers a wide range of well-established vocational courses across all levels of study. Teaching and learning facilities include

• IT suites for multimedia courses
• an award winning training restaurant
• an architect designed mobile unit for retail courses, fully equipped to enable retail learners to experience a real life working environment
• recording studios and an outdoor amphitheatre for live music performances
• workshops for construction, engineering, electrical and automotive studies
• hair and beauty salons
• a suite for corporate health and safety programmes

Open to the community

The Openshaw Campus features many facilities that are open to the community as well as staff and students

• the library and learning resource centre (LRC) is a Manchester City Council public library, so its resources are available to the whole community
• everyone can pamper themselves with treatments at our hair and beauty salon
• the fully equipped gym and fitness centre is open to all and is open on Saturdays
• our training restaurant – Bistro East – offers everyone the chance to experience fine dining at a reasonable price

Opening times

Monday to Thursday: 6.00am-9.00pm
Reception open: 8.15am-7.30pm

Friday: 6.00am-6.00pm
Reception open: 8.15am-5.00pm

Saturday (Library): 8.00am-4.00pm
Reception closed on Saturday

Bicycle parking

The Openshaw Campus has a bike cage situated near the Tower car park. The opening times of the bike cage are:

Monday to Friday

Closed: 9.30am-12.00pm
Open: 12.00pm-13.30pm
Closed: 13.30pm-16.00pm
Open: 16.00pm-9.30am

Near Openshaw Campus

The Openshaw Campus is close to Sportcity Manchester which includes a

• National Squash Centre
• Regional Tennis Centre
• velodrome
• football stadium

Accessibility of college sites

Detailed information about the accessibility of the college's sites and facilities is provided by DisabledGo, an organisation that specialises in producing online access guides to venues.