Sandwell College
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| Sandwell College | |
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 Central Campus, Sandwell College | |
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1 Spon Lane , , B70 6AW England | |
| Coordinates | 52°30′54″N 1°59′28″W / 52.515°N 1.991°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Further Education |
| Established | 1986[1] |
| Local authority | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Department for Education URN | 130479 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Lisa Capper[2] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 16+ |
| Website | sandwell |
Sandwell College is the only College of Further Education in Sandwell, West Midlands, England. It predominantly serves Sandwell, West Birmingham and adjacent areas of Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton. Following seven years of growth in student numbers, some 6000 16–18-year-old students currently study in the college.
The college's £77 million 'Central Campus' was opened on Spon Lane in West Bromwich in March 2012; it houses facilities for teaching a wide variety of skills-based courses to school leavers and adults.
Central Campus is an eight-storey building, underpinning the regeneration of both West Bromwich and Sandwell borough. Features included in the new college include a practice dental surgery for training nurses and a life-size Aircraft cabin to support Airline Cabin Crew courses. Other facilities include engineering and construction workshops, photographic, fashion and dance studios, a full theatre, hairdressing and beauty salons, a four-court sports hall and gymnasium, computing and multimedia suites and a two-floor automotive workshop.
The campus is situated immediately next to West Bromwich bus station and West Bromwich Central tram stop (on the Birmingham to Wolverhampton light railway). The building itself is recognisable by its 'ski jump' roof.
Courses
The main area of activity within the college is the provision of Level 1, 2 and 3 courses to 16–18-year-olds. Courses include the following:
- A Levels,
- Animal Care,
- Art & Design,
- Automotive Mechanics and Bodywork,
- Barbering,
- Beauty Therapy,
- Business Studies,
- Cabin Crew,
- Carpentry & Joinery,
- Childcare,
- Computer Games Design,
- Computing,
- Counselling,
- Employability skills,
- Electrical installation,
- Engineering,
- ESOL,
- Fashion,
- Film and Media Production,
- Hairdressing,
- Health and Social Care,
- Health & Safety in the Workplace,
- IT Skills and Office Administration,
- Leadership and Management,
- Motorsports Engineering,
- Multimedia Design,
- Imaging,
- Graphics and Animation,
- Multimedia Programming,
- Musical Theatre,
- Music Performance,
- Music Production,
- Painting & Decorating,
- Plastering,
- Performing Arts,
- Photography,
- Plumbing,
- Public Services,
- Sports Studies,
- Supported Learning,
- Teacher Education,
- Tiling,
- Travel & Tourism
- Web Design
Most areas of teaching offer Higher Education qualifications such as the Foundation Degree and HND.
In addition, several hundred school leavers study for A Levels and university in Central St. Michael Sixth Form. Central St. Michael Sixth Form offers some 25 different A Level choices.
Apprenticeship provision
Areas covered:
- Business Administration,
- Carpentry,
- Customer Service,
- Dental Nursing,
- Engineering,
- Health and Social Care,
- Light Vehicle Mechanics,
- Mechanical,
- Electrical,
- Trim (MET),
- Painting & Decorating,
- Plastering,
- Vehicle Body Repair,
- Vehicle Refinishing
Quality
The college has pass rates that are variable across courses.
The college does not have a current Ofsted grade, this is as a result of the merger with Cadbury Sixth Form College in 2018. The newly merged college will be inspected under the Ofsted EIF 2019 within three years of the merger date.
