City of Wolverhampton College

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City of Wolverhampton College
City of Wolverhampton College logo.jpg
Address
City of Wolverhampton College
Paget Road

, ,
WV6 0DU

England
Information
Type Further Education
Established1962
Local authority Wolverhampton City Council
Department for Education URN 130484 Tables
Ofsted Reports
PrincipalMr Malcolm Cowgill
GenderMixed
Age16+
Telephone01902 836000
Website http://www.wolvcoll.ac.uk

City of Wolverhampton College is a further education college located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.

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History

The college was formed in September 1999 as the result of a merger of Wulfrun College in Wolverhampton and Bilston Community College in Bilston. [1]

Upon this merger, it was initially known as Wolverhampton College, but in the aftermath of Wolverhampton gaining city status in December 2000, it adopted its current title.

A campus has since opened on Wellington Road in Bilston, replacing the old Bilston Community College buildings nearby which had originally been the buildings of Bilston Girls High School.

The college offers courses to students from Wolverhampton and the surrounding area. Courses offered include NVQs, GCSEs, BTECs, A Levels and Access courses. In addition, the college offers some higher education courses in conjunction with the University of Wolverhampton.

Campuses

It's intended that the Paget Road site will close in due course with students transferring to an expanded Metro One Campus coined "The City Learning Quarter". [2]

Worcester Campus previously located 9-11 Copenhagen Street, Worcester, WR1 2HB, is no longer listed.

Notable students

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References

  1. Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Wolverhampton welcomes £20 million for new City Learning Quarter". GOV.UK. Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. "Liam Payne now sprinting to X Factor success". Express & Star. Retrieved 5 April 2012.