Solihull College

Further education college in Solihull, England

Not to be confused with Solihull Sixth Form College.

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Blossomfield Campus Woodlands Campus Solihull College & University Centre - Blossomfield Campus

Address

Blossomfield Road

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 1SB

England

Coordinates| 52°24′34″N 1°47′32″W﻿ / ﻿52.4095°N 1.7922°W﻿ / 52.4095; -1.7922
Information
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

Address

Auckland Drive

Smith's Wood, Solihull

West Midlands

B36

England

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 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

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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, Birmingham. Part-time courses, distance learning programmes and community courses are also offered by the college.

## Alumni

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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.

## See also

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* Education in England
* Further Education
* Solihull
* The Sixth Form College, Solihull

## References

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1. ^ a b "About Us". Solihull College & University Centre. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
2. ^ "Further Education Commissioner visits Solihull College & University Centre". FE News. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* Ofsted Report

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Universities and colleges in the West Midlands

Universities|

* Aston
* Birmingham
* Birmingham City
* Birmingham Newman
* BPP
* Coventry
* Harper Adams
* Keele
* Law
* Staffordshire
* UCB
* Warwick
* Wolverhampton
* Worcester

Further Education colleges|

* Birmingham Metropolitan
* Bournville
* Burton
* Buxton & Leek
* City College, Coventry
* Dudley
* Evesham
* Fircroft
* Halesowen
* Heart of Worcestershire
* Henley
* Hereford
* Herefordshire and Ludlow
* Hereward
* Kidderminster
* Malvern Hills
* Newcastle-under-Lyme
* North Shropshire
* North Warwickshire and Hinckley
* Queen Alexandra
* Royal National College for the Blind
* Sandwell
* Shrewsbury
* Solihull
* South & City Birmingham
* South Staffordshire
* Stafford
* Stoke-on-Trent
* Stratford-upon-Avon
* Telford
* Walsall
* Warwickshire
* Wolverhampton

Sixth form colleges|

* Cadbury
* Hereford
* Joseph Chamberlain
* King Edward VI College, Nuneaton
* King Edward VI College, Stourbridge
* Ludlow
* Moorlands
* Telford
* Oaks
* Shrewsbury
* Solihull
* Stoke-on-Trent
* Worcester

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Schools in Solihull

Secondary schools|

* Alderbrook School
* Arden Academy
* Grace Academy
* Heart of England School
* John Henry Newman Catholic College
* Langley School
* Light Hall School
* Lode Heath School
* Lyndon School
* Park Hall Academy
* St Peter's Catholic School
* Smith's Wood Academy
* Tudor Grange Academy, Kingshurst
* Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
* WMG Academy for Young Engineers

Independent schools|

* Solihull School

Special schools|

* The Heights Academy

FE & sixth form colleges|

* The Sixth Form College, Solihull
* Solihull College

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* ISNI

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