moved to a brand new site on Quarry Hill. Horsforth Campus, former Park Lane College Horsforth site (closed June 2017, demolished 2022) Keighley Campus, former Park Lane College Keighley site and now known as Keighley College, with specialist provision in trade/construction programmes In September 2011 a new site was opened after a college merger: Joseph Priestley Campus, former Joseph Priestley College Morley site, with sites also in Rothwell and Beeston. In September 2013 a new site was opened: Printworks Campus, in Hunslet Road, Leeds, incorporating the Grade II listed print halls of the former Alf Cooke printworks and purpose-built new buildings. The college also initially operated from 12 other centres in Leeds; of these only Deacon House (Seacroft), Enfield Centre and Joseph Priestley Campus, Beeston remain in use. In September 2019 a new site opened at Quarry Hill Campus. This new site was estimated to cost £60 million and is home to the School of Creative Arts, the School of Social Science, higher education provision in the creative arts and some space allocated to Leeds College of Music. Quarry Hill Annexe is located close by in Bridge Street. Reasons for merger The decision to merge the three colleges was agreed by the three institutions involved with the joint aim being: "...to raise achievement levels in Leeds and Keighley, offer more courses to suit the needs of everyone from school leavers to employers, and enhance our facilities to be amongst the best in the country". With the three colleges offering many similar courses, one of the major advantages of having a unified education institution in the city is that duplication of courses is eliminated and the provision of centralised services to learners. Timeline According to the Leeds College Merger website, the Secretary of State gave official approval of the merger in January 2009 with the three colleges being dissolved on 31 March 2009. From 1 April 2009, Leeds City College would come into force with a new identity and from then on, publicity campaigns would run to extend the awareness of the new college. New students will be enrolled to the new Leeds City College from September 2009. Funding for the merger It was assumed that the primary funding body for Further Education in England, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), had ring-fenced a capital grant to help fund the merger. Although no actual figure was published, an article in the