Leicester College is a further education College in Leicester, England. It is one of the largest and most successful colleges in the UK, with more than 26,000 learners, 1,600 staff, plus an annual budget of £51million. It has three main campuses in the city centre, and more than 200 community venues across Leicester. Leicester College was formed from the merger of Charles Keene College and Southfields College on 31 July 1999. Since then, more than 250,000 learners have studied with the College. In July 2002, Maggie Galliers was appointed as Principal of Leicester College. In June 2009 she was appointed a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to local and national Further Education. The College entered the top 25% of colleges nationally, based on success rates, in 2004. Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, officially opened Leicester College’s flagship Abbey Park Campus on 12 May 2009. The royal visit marked the culmination of an ambitious £48 million accommodation project which also saw the College complete extensive building works at its Freemen’s Park Campus, as well as refurbishment of St Margaret’s Campus.