The Pioneers statue celebrates the canal builders who founded Ellesmere Port and was cast in bronze by Liverpool artist Stephen Broadbent.
Local Further Education Colleges are West Cheshire College, which has main campuses in Chester and Ellesmere Port, and other specialist and community sites throughout the area and Wirral Metropolitan College with main campuses in Birkenhead and Eastham.
| West Cheshire College | 01244 677677 | West Cheshire College website |
| Wirral Metropolitan College | 0151 551 7777 | Wirral Metropolitan College website |
Local providers of higher education include:
| The University Of Liverpool | 0151 794 2000 | University of Liverpool website |
| John Moores University | 0151 231 2121 | Liverpool John Moores University website |
| Liverpool Hope University College | 0151 291 3000 | Liverpool Hope University |
| University of Chester | 01244 375444 | University of Chester website |
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