Easington-born Steve Harper joined East Durham College from Easington School to study Sport. He was offered a place at Liverpool John Moore University before signing for Newcastle Utd where he then spent 20 years before the final two years of his playing career with Hull City AFC.
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Kirsty Fishwick
Kirsty Fishwick studied at East Durham College at our Peter Jones Enterprise Academy. She successfully won a place to study business management at Durham University and went on to gain a First Class degree.
Beth Trenerry
After successfully completing her Level 3 BTEC in Floristry, Beth now runs her own floristry business.
Katy McLean
Former East Durham College student Katy McLean MBE captained the England Women RFU team from 2010 and retired from Rugby in 2019. The RFU World Cup winning captain attended East Durham College from 2002 to 2005.