South Leicestershire College
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| Type | Public FE |
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| Active | 1970–2017; merged with North Warwickshire and Hinckley College |
Administrative staff | 500+ |
| Students | 9,495 |
| Undergraduates | 80 |
| Address | Blaby Road, South Wigston, Leicestershire. LE18 4PH , , , England 52°34′58″N 1°07′00″W / 52.5828°N 1.1168°W |
| Website | https://www.nwslc.ac.uk/ |
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South Leicestershire College was a general college of further education, which opened in 1970[citation needed]. Situated on the southern outskirts of Leicester, it drew students from across Leicestershire, but particularly from the south of the county. The college operated with a budget of around £30 million.
At the start of the academic year of 2017, South Leicestershire College merged with North Warwickshire and Hinckley College to form North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College.[1]
South Wigston
SLC operated predominantly out of five campuses. Wigston campus is a new[citation needed] multi-million pound campus in South Wigston.
SLC first opened its doors to learners in September 2010. The Wigston Campus was situated next to Blaby Road Park, South Wigston. The Wigston Campus featured classrooms and learning spaces, sauna, steam room, therapies suites and a boxing ring. This new campus also featured a gym, with equipment supplied by the Leicester Tigers, a café, a library, an eating area named 'The Eating Place' and an area for learners in their free-time, named 'The Lounge'.[citation needed]
King Power Stadium
South Leicestershire College operated its business arm, Engage, from Leicester City F.C.'s King Power Stadium. Engage predominantly offered training to businesses as well as apprenticeships. Engage's King Power Stadium Campus also featured a recruitment service aimed at finding employment for young people seeking apprenticeships.
Belgrave Campus
In 2008, the college launched its Belgrave Campus (Media Centre), located on Ross Walk. This centre hosted many of the college's media courses as well as studios for ITV Central and EAVA FM.[citation needed]
City Campus
South Leicestershire College's business arm, Engage, ran many of its engineering courses from its City Campus, located on Freeman's Common, Leicester.
