Royal Northern College of Music

Royal Northern College of Music
The RNCM building on Oxford Road
Other names
RNCM
TypePublic, Conservatoire
Established1973 by the merger of the Northern School of Music (established 1920) and the Royal Manchester College of Music (established 1893)
Endowment£22.5 million (2024)
Budget£25.0 million (2023/24)
PresidentSir John Tomlinson
PrincipalLinda Merrick
Administrative staff
320 teaching staff
Students860 (2023/24)
Undergraduates585 (2023/24)
Postgraduates275 (2023/24)
Address
124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD
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England, UK

53°28′07″N 2°14′11″W / 53.46861°N 2.23639°W / 53.46861; -2.23639
CampusUrban
Affiliations
Websiterncm.ac.uk

The Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) is a conservatoire located in Manchester, England. It is one of four conservatoires associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. In addition to being a centre of music education, RNCM is a busy and diverse public performance venue.