The College was a single campus situated in a residential area about one mile from Crewe town centre.

It also served students from Nantwich, Alsager, Middlewich, Sandbach, Congleton and throughout South and East Cheshire.

The College also provided courses for adults at a range of centres, including high street locations in Middlewich and Congleton.

[2] The college began in 1843 as the Mechanics' Institution, run by the London and North Western Railway Company.

The design of the Crescent shaped atrium was driven by the requirement to retain an oak tree copse within the campus area.