Solihull College & University Centre is a

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college located in the

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, in the West Midlands, England. The College has two main campuses: the Blossomfield Campus near central

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, and the Woodlands Campus based in

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, north Solihull. The Principal of the College is Rebecca Gater. 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

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status will be forthcoming.

Courses

Solihull College offers a variety of courses, ranging from vocational courses to foundation-level programmes and

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. 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

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and

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

Alumni

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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Ofsted Report
{{Authority control Education in Solihull Further education colleges in the West Midlands (county)

Courses

Alumni

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