Newcastle Stafford Colleges Group (NSCG), was formed on the 1 November 2016, and is a result of a merger between Newcastle-under-Lyme College and Stafford College. The group is now one of the largest educational providers in Staffordshire, supporting over 5,500 full-time students, over 3,000 part-time students, 750 students on higher education programmes and over 2,500 apprentices.