Shrove Tuesday at Carlisle Technical College in 1968 (Image: Newsquest)Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Carlisle Technical College became a key provider of vocational and technical education for young people and adult learners across Cumberland and Westmorland. Renee Cameto from California, a student at Carlisle Technical College, was a corpse for the day to promote rag week in April 1965 (Image: Newsquest)One of the most significant moments in the institution’s history came in 1970, when Carlisle Technical College merged with Carlisle College of Art. Hairdressing competition winners at Carlisle Technical College in 1965 (Image: The Cumberland News Photographic)The merger created Carlisle College, bringing together technical, vocational, creative and academic disciplines under one body. Today, although the name Carlisle Technical College no longer exists, its legacy lives on through Carlisle College. Carlisle College became part of the NCG (Newcastle College Group) in 2017, further expanding its reach and resources.