{{Short description|Further education college in Solihull, England}} {{distinguish|Solihull Sixth Form College}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox school | name = Solihull College & University Centre - Blossomfield Campus | image = Blossomfield Campus.jpg | caption = Blossomfield Campus | image_size = 275x275px | coordinates = {{coord|52.4095|-1.7922|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | established = 1954 | chair_label = Principal | chair = Rebecca Gater <ref name=":0" /> | address = Blossomfield Road | city = Solihull | county = West Midlands | country = England | zipcode = B91 1SB | ofsted = yes | urn = 130481 | gender = Coeducational | lower_age = 16 | website = {{URL|http://www.solihull.ac.uk/}} }} {{Infobox school | name = Solihull College & University Centre - Woodlands Campus | image = Woodlands Campus.jpg | caption = Woodlands Campus | image_size = 276x276px | coordinates = {{coord|52.49608|-1.73917|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dms|display=inline}} | mapframe-custom = {{Maplink |frame=yes |plain=yes |frame-align=center |frame-width=270 |zoom=13 |type=point |coord={{Coord|52.49608|-1.73917}} |marker=school |title= |description=}} | chair_label = Principal | chair = Rebecca Gater <ref name=":0" /> | address = Auckland Drive | city = Smith's Wood, Solihull | county = West Midlands | country = England | zipcode = B36 | ofsted = yes | urn = 130481 | gender = Coeducational | lower_age = 16 | website = {{URL|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.solihull.ac.uk/about-us/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Solihull College & University Centre}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 20, 2023 |title=Further Education Commissioner visits Solihull College & University Centre |url=https://www.fenews.co.uk/skills/further-education-commissioner-visits-solihull-college-university-centre/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |work=FE News}}</ref> The Principal of the College is Rebecca Gater.<ref name=":0" />
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.
Solihull College is an affiliate member of the Land Based Colleges Aspiring to Excellence (Landex).<ref name="LandexMembers">{{cite web |title=Membership |url=https://landex.org.uk/membership/ |website=Landex |publisher=University of Northampton Innovation Centre |access-date=9 February 2026 |location=Northampton}}</ref>
==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. ==See also== * Education in England * Further Education * Solihull * The Sixth Form College, Solihull
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==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.solihull.ac.uk}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071021103140/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=130481&bar=no Ofsted Report]
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