Solihull College

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title: "Solihull College" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["education-in-solihull", "further-education-colleges-in-the-west-midlands-(county)"] description: "Further education college in Solihull, England" topic_path: "society/education" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solihull_College" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Further education college in Solihull, England ::

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Field	Value
name	Solihull College & University Centre - Blossomfield Campus
coordinates
established	1954
chair_label	Principal
chair	Rebecca Gater
address	Blossomfield Road
city	Solihull
county	West Midlands
country	England
postcode	B91 1SB
ofsted	yes
urn	130481
gender	Coeducational
lower_age	16
website	http://www.solihull.ac.uk/
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[[File:Blossomfield Campus.jpg|alt=Solihull College & University Centre's Blossomfield Campus|thumb|275x275px|Blossomfield Campus]] ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Woodlands_Campus.jpg" caption="Woodlands Campus" alt="Solihull College & University Centre's Woodlands Campus"] ::

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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

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

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.

References

References

1. "About Us".
2. (December 20, 2023). "Further Education Commissioner visits Solihull College & University Centre". FE News.

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