Education
See also: List of schools in BoltonBolton School is an independent day school, whose Boys' Division originated around 1516,endowed by Robert Lever in 1641 and by William Hesketh Lever (later Lord Leverhulme) in 1898. It was rebuilt alongside a new Girls' Division in Chorley New Road. In 1855 the Bolton Church Institute was founded by Canon James Slade near to the parish church. This became Canon Slade School and has since relocated to Bradshaw.
The town's other secondary schools include Ladybridge High School, Sharples School, Smithills School, Thornleigh Salesian College, and Withins School. Bolton College provides further education from sites throughout the borough. Bolton Sixth Form College comprises the North Campus and Farnworth Campus, with a third campus which is due to open in 2010. The Bolton TIC (Technical Innovation Centre), opened in 2006, supports local schools by providing additional technical training.
The University of Bolton, formerly Bolton Institute of Higher Education gained university status in 2005.
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