Warwickshire College
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| Established | 1996 |
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| Type | General Further Education college |
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Warwick New Road Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV32 5JE England Coordinates: 52°17′17″N 1°32′56″W / 52.2880°N 1.5490°W |
| DfE URN | 130835 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | over 20,500 (full and part-time) |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 14–99 |
| Website | Warwickshire College |
Warwickshire College is one of several colleges of further education and higher education colleges in the English Midlands managed by the Warwickshire College Group. It provides National Curriculum courses and vocational education in a broad range of subjects to students aged 16 and over. It was formed in 1996 with the merger of Mid-Warwickshire College in Leamington Spa and Warwickshire College for Agriculture, Horticulture, Equine & Related Studies (formerly Warwickshire College of Agriculture) in Moreton Morrell. In a further expansion the college merged with Rugby College in 2003, followed shortly by a new campus opening in Warwick called the Trident Centre. It then merged with a fifth site at Henley-in-Arden. In August 2007, Warwickshire College merged with Pershore College, Centre of Horticultural Excellence, in Worcestershire, spreading Warwickshire College across the two counties. The college has Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) awards in engineering, equine, farriery, maintenance and construction, and leadership and management. Following a March 2008 inspection, an Ofsted report accorded the college an overall Grade 1 (outstanding) for its performance. The college is a member of the Collab Group of high performing schools.
The Henley-in-Arden centre focusses on sports related studies, health and beauty, fashion and textiles and offers courses from further education right through to postgraduate qualifications. The centre has a £2 million sports centre and sports academies. The college is affiliated to British Colleges’ Sport (BCS) and takes part in competitions covering team and individual sports.
The main campus for Warwickshire College is located in Leamington Spa. It lies to the west of the town centre, near the join of Warwick to Leamington Spa. It offers courses including A Levels, business, health care, hair and beauty, construction, travel and tourism and supported learning programmes. The Centre has a range of facilities, including a learning centre and library, a lecture theatre, hair and beauty salon, sports hall and gym, a travel centre, college shop and a children's nursery. The Leamington Spa centre is also the current home to Warwickshire School of Arts. The school of arts offers foundation diploma in art and design and extended/national diploma in fashion and clothing.
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