[1] The college had campuses in Ashford, Dover, Folkestone, Tonbridge and Royal Tunbridge Wells and at one point had more than 25,000 students.

[2] The college sustained a large amount of debt,[2][3] after which the principal, Bill Fearon,[4] and some members of the Board of Governors resigned, and the Skills Funding Agency recommended it be sold.

[9] Therefore other, more creative means were found by EKC in order to shed staff and axe courses.

However, East Kent College expanded offerings and recruited additional staff for the Folkestone and Dover campuses after the takeover.

The main campus in Tonbridge taught a large number of A-level and vocational courses including apprenticeships.