| Co-operative College | |
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| Type | Charity |
| Industry | Education |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Defunct | 31-07-2026 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | international |
| Key people | Jacqui Thomasen CEO, Ali Longden Principal |
| Revenue | 5,492,423 pound sterling (2016)  |
Number of employees | 12 |
| Website | co-op.ac.uk |
The Co-operative College was a UK educational charity dedicated to the promotion of co-operative values, ideas and principles within co-operatives, communities and society.
The Co-operative College was established in 1919 by the Co-operative Union with ten overseas students based on the second floor of Holyoake House, Manchester, and in 1943 the College became a charitable trust.
In 1940, Holyoake House was damaged in the Manchester Blitz, and in 1946 the Co-operative College relocated to Stanford Hall, near Loughborough, where it spent almost fifty years. Along the years that the College spent in Stanford, it ran residential courses in social/economic subjects for adult learners and a wide range of retail and management courses for co-operative employees.
The College then operated as a remote working organisation, but retained an office in its original home at Holyoake House.
On 31 July 2026, the College closed because of a lack of funds. Some of its teaching remained available through the Open University.
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