Former Student Profiles
Many 1000s of former East Durham College students have gone on to do amazing things... here is just a tiny collection of them. Click on the images to find out about their fantastic stories.
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Callum Nicholson
Former EDC Student Callum has now returned to EDC to teach the next generation skills he once learned in their place.
Andrew Nesbitt
A former Arb student who went on to become Head Curator of Parks, Gardens and Landscapes at The Auckland Project.
Alistair Whitby
The former Agric student is now Dealer Principal at Lloyd Agriculture in Bishop Auckland.
Ian Dawson
Ian Dawson is a leading structural engineer and has worked on projects like Wembley Stadium's icon arch.
Stuart Mackenzie
Former EDCer Stuart Mackenzie is a now a chemistry professor at the University of Oxford.
Emma Hume
Care Home Manager Emma Hume tells us about her time with EDC, and her struggle to find the right career for her.
Eve Davies
When initially studying A-levels, Eve was rejected from all her university choices. But she kept trying and achieved exactly what she wanted to.
Annelise Lewis
College course work placement leads to Annelise's perfect job role in conservation.
Lauren Crampton
Just 7 years after choosing to come to EDC, Lauren has landed her dream job as a primary school teacher.
Jess Filby & Amy Hughes
Outstanding achievements at the British Barbers Association (BBA) Award Ceremony, 2019.
Jessica Ord
Former EDC student is about to travel across the world working on board Luxury Cruise ships as a professional beauty therapist.
Hayley Chalmers
Hayley Chalmers is a former East Durham College art and design student who recently designed the Hyundai i10 interior.
Shauna Coles
Former EDC student Shauna Coles painted a bright future for herself after her painting and decorating course.
Kirsty-Louise Card
Kirsty is a former A-Level student, who has gone on to success at Birmingham University and as a women's health advocate.
Jessica & Matthew
Jessica and Matthew are former students, who have gone on to success at Bangor University.
Alice Brown
Alice Brown is a former foundation learner who has gone on to succeed in employment.
Jemma Kilkerri
Jemma Kilkerri is a gold medallist trampolinist, former Sports Coaching Foundation degree student who now works as a coach.
Kelvin Beattie
Kelvin Beattie is a former Level 3 Motor Vehicle student, now working at the Garage Ltd in Seaham as a mechanic.
Karl Brown
Former Houghall student Karl is now living his dream of working with animals as Stocksman at Beamish Museum.
Kyle Stanforth
Former ED6er, Kyle Stanforth went on to study Biology (Cellular & Molecular Biology), a Masters and a PhD at Newcastle University.
Craig Atchinson
Former catering student Craig now works as Head Chef at the 5-star Grantley Hall in Ripon.
Katy McLean
Former student Katy McLean MBE captained England Women RFU team from 2010 - retiring from rugby in 2019.
Chris Parsons
Winner of The Institute of Horticulture (IOH) Young Horticulturist of the Year 2014.
Sam & Phil
Former EDC students Sam & Phil Unsworth run an award winning barbering business, Guappo.
Alistair Magee
Former Houghall arboriculture student Alistair runs his own successful tree surgery business.
Beth Trenerry
After successfully completing her Level 3 BTEC in Floristry, Beth now runs her own floristry business.
Sarjun Dhillion
After getting his required grades at A Level, Sarjun went to Lancaster University to study Chemical Engineering.
Shelly Whitfield
Former Houghall student Shelly as returned to the College to teach Agriculture.
Steve Harper
Steve Harper studied Sport at EDC as part of our highly successful Football Academy.
David Wilson
David Wilson is a former EDC Rugby Academy star who played for Bath, Newcastle Falcons & England RFU.
Andy Waterstone & Andy Hughes
Former EDC students who now run their own successful construction business.
Kirsty Fishwick
Kirsty Fishwick won the national BTEC Business Student of the Year and went to Durham University.
Suzi Martin
Former media student Suzi has worked as the Breakfast Show Producer at Heart Radio and is a continuity announcer for Channel 4 TV.
Natasha King
Former Access to HE student Natasha King went on to Durham University to study medicine and is now working as a junior doctor in the NHS.
Martin Stephenson
Martin won the Institute of Groundsmanship Most Promising Grounds Care Student of the Year and also Young Groundsman of the Year.
Laura Maddison
Laura studied Access to HE Science at EDC, and graduated Newcastle University in 2020 as a fully qualified dentist.