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City
College Coventry was launched in February 2002, by the then
Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Estelle Morris.
Although essentially new, the College has a long tradition in
teaching and learning having been formed by the merger of Coventry
Technical College and Tile Hill College.
City College Coventry is a large general further education college
with some 14,000 students (2750 full-time), 600 permanent staff with
another 200 part-time teachers at any one time. The annual turnover
is £23 million.
City College Coventry - Facilities
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College Theatre
The 650-seater
theatre is host to many professional and amateur musical & drama
production companies, dance schools, choirs and orchestras as well
as our own students.
A strong customer focus
The college offers a wide range of courses in construction,
engineering, computing and business, humanities, health and care,
basic skills, media, performing and creative arts and hairdressing
and beauty therapy. It also has a strong English for Speakers of
Other Languages (ESOL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
provision. It attracts some 100 international students per year
mainly on English but also on other programmes, including a large
telecommunications contract with the United Arab Emirates military.
The College has a strong commitment to widen the participation of
those groups, which have not traditionally entered further education
and those, which are disadvantaged.
It offers access to higher education courses and many other courses
for adults. There is a wide range of provision for students with
learning difficulties and/or disabilities including specialist
provision for the deaf.
Meeting the needs of employers
The College seeks to meet the needs of employers. It is a national
centre for Passenger Carrying Vehicle (PCV) Engineering, boasting
clients such as Arriva, First Group, Stagecoach, National Express
and Go-Ahead Travel. It is also a regional centre for engineering
and construction. Its engineering client base includes five major
international car companies, Aston Martin, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover
and Peugeot-Citroen. The College is part of a Centre of Vocational
Excellence (CoVE) in Construction in partnership with two other
colleges. It has a strong local reputation for professional and
other vocational training in many other commercial areas.
Butts Centre
The Butts Centre is situated on the edge of the City Centre and
provides an excellent learning environment for those interested in
art & design, hairdressing & beauty, humanities, fashion,
professional studies and performing arts. The Centre boasts a newly
refurbished library with computer access, hairdressing & beauty
salon, state of the art computer facilities, newly refurbished
performing arts studio and college theatre.
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