City of Wolverhampton College
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| Established | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Type | Further Education |
| Principal | Mr. Mark Robertson |
| Location |
Paget Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 0DU England |
| Local authority | Wolverhampton City Council |
| DfE number | 336/8002 |
| DfE URN | 130484 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 16+ |
| Telephone | 01902 836000 |
| Website |
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City of Wolverhampton College is a further education college located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England.
It 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
- Wellington Road Campus, Wellington Road, Bilston (52°34′25″N 2°05′32″W / 52.5737°N 2.0922°W)
- Paget Road Campus, Paget Road, Wolverhampton (52°35′22″N 2°09′24″W / 52.5895°N 2.1568°WCoordinates: 52°35′22″N 2°09′24″W / 52.5895°N 2.1568°W)
- Metro One Campus, Bilston Street, Wolverhampton (52°35′02″N 2°07′28″W / 52.5838°N 2.1245°W)
- Telford Campus, Stafford Park 4, Telford, Shropshire (52°40′33″N 2°25′20″W / 52.6759°N 2.4222°W)
- Worcester Campus, 9-11 Copenhagen Street, Worcester, WR1 2HB
Notable students
- Liam Payne, X Factor finalist and member of boyband One Direction.[2]
- Garry Crawford, Professor of Sociology and author, University of Salford
- Lesley Whittle was a student at the college when, in 1975, she was kidnapped and murdered by Donald Neilson. This was one of the most notorious crimes of the 1970s.
References
- ↑ Archived March 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Liam Payne now sprinting to X Factor success". Express & Star. Retrieved 5 April 2012.