Solihull College
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Solihull College & University Centre - Blossomfield Campus | |
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Blossomfield Road
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B91 1SB
England
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Coordinates | 52°24′34″N 1°47′32″W / 52.4095°N 1.7922°W / 52.4095; -1.7922 |
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Established | 1954 |
Department for Education URN | 130481 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Acting Principal | Lindsay Stewart |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 16+ |
Website | http://www.solihull.ac.uk/ |
Solihull College & University Centre - Woodlands Campus | |
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Address | |
Auckland Drive
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B36
England
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Coordinates | 52°29′46″N 1°44′21″W / 52.49608°N 1.73917°W / 52.49608; -1.73917 |
Information | |
Department for Education URN | 130481 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 16+ |
Website | http://www.solihull.ac.uk/ |
Solihull College & University Centre , formerly called Solihull Technical College , is a further education college located in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull , in the West Midlands , England. The College has two main campuses; the Blossomfield Campus near central Solihull and the Woodlands Campus based in Smith's Wood , north Solihull. The acting Principal of the College is Lindsay Stewart with Rebecca Gater taking over in September 2022.
Solihull College offers full-time, part-time, higher education courses, apprenticeships and bespoke employment training. Facilities include an animal welfare centre, virtual reality lab, industry-standard science labs and health & care skills suite at Blossomfield Campus and aircraft hangar and flight simulators, plus motor vehicle and construction workshops at Woodlands Campus.
In February 2018 the College merged with Stratford-upon-Avon College , increasing the size and influence of the combined college in the region. As of 2022 there have been no announcements that university college status will be forthcoming.
Former Solihull College & University Centre students include Northern Ireland footballer Will Grigg , England footballer Gary Cahill , celebrity chef Glynn Purnell and film director Malcolm Venville .
Courses
Solihull College offers a variety of courses ranging from vocational courses to foundation-level programmes and apprenticeships . The College also offers a variety of university-level qualifications including HNCs and HNDs, foundation degrees, top-up degrees, master's degrees and full BA degrees. A number of the higher education qualifications are accredited by the likes of Oxford Brookes University , University of Northampton , Coventry University and Newman University . Part-time courses, distance learning programmes and community courses are also offered by the college.
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Universities and colleges in the
West Midlands
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