▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁mer ger ▁forced ▁by ▁the ▁UK ▁Government , ▁despite ▁Derby ▁College ▁having ▁with dra wn ▁an ▁initial ▁bid ▁to ▁merge ▁with ▁the ▁failing ▁college ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁cri pp ling ▁financial ▁status . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁stages ▁of ▁a ▁mer ger ▁with ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Derby ▁were ▁over turn ed ▁by ▁the ▁newly ▁elected ▁Government , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁remaining ▁campus ▁in ▁He an or ▁and ▁Il k eston ▁became ▁a ▁Derby ▁College ▁campus ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁merge . ▁The ▁former ▁Field ▁Road ▁and ▁Cav end ish ▁Road ▁campus ▁were ▁both ▁au ction ed ▁off ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁newly ▁built ▁campus ▁opened ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Mag istr ates ▁Court ▁in ▁Il k eston , ▁this ▁would ▁serve ▁Derby ▁College ▁students ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁college ▁began ▁as ▁the ▁Il k eston ▁College ▁of ▁Further ▁Education ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁official ▁opening ▁ceremony ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁college ▁became ▁South ▁East ▁Derby shire ▁College ▁of ▁Further ▁Education ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁When ▁it ▁opened , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁a ▁site ▁in ▁He an or ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁He an or ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁ ▁was ▁an ▁an nex e ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁college