Hartlepool is home to the Northern School of Art (formerly CCAD) which came top in 2014 and 2015 for UK art and design graduate employability. The School's £11m state-of-the-art campus, a 45,000 sq ft facility, offers degree courses in the likes of Production Design for Stage and Screen, Fine Art, Commercial Photography, and TV, Film and Theatre Production.
This is the first development in The Northern School of Arts expansion programme which will see the growth of a high quality education provision, increase students numbers and will support the growth of the creative economy in Hartlepool.