Solihull College
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| Solihull College & University Centre - Blossomfield Campus | |
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Blossomfield Road , , B91 1SB England | |
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| Established | 1954 |
| Department for Education URN | 130481 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Rebecca Gater |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 16+ |
| Website | http://www.solihull.ac.uk/ |
| Solihull College & University Centre - Woodlands Campus | |
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| Location | |
Auckland Drive , , B36 England | |
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| Information | |
| Department for Education URN | 130481 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 16+ |
| Website | http://www.solihull.ac.uk/ |
Solihull College & University Centre 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.[1][2] The Principal of the College is Rebecca Gater.[1]
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.
Courses
[edit | edit source]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 Birmingham Newman University, Coventry University, the University of Northampton and Oxford Brookes University. Part-time courses, distance learning programmes and community courses are also offered by the college.
Alumni
[edit | edit source]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.
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