North Warwickshire and Hinckley College
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| North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College - North Warwickshire and Hinckley Campus | |
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Hinckley Road (Nuneaton) Lower Bond Street (Hinckley) , , CV11 6BH (Nuneaton) LE10 1QU (Hinckley) | |
| Coordinates | 52°31′49″N 1°26′55″W / 52.5302°N 1.4486°W |
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| Type | Further Education College |
| Established | 1996 |
| Local authority | Warwickshire |
| Department for Education URN | 130836 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal & Chief Executive | Marion Plant OBE |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 16+ |
| Enrolment | c.26,000 |
| Website | https://www.nwslc.ac.uk/ |
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College - North Warwickshire and Hinckley Campus, previously North Warwickshire and Hinckley College, is a Further Education College with main campuses in Nuneaton, Hinckley, Harrowbrook and Wigston. The college offers apprenticeships, full-time, and part-time further and higher education courses.
History
[edit]The college began in 1910 as the Nuneaton Technical College and the Nuneaton School of Art, with the technical college catering mainly to mining students. In 1913, the college moved to a larger building containing a laboratory, lecture room, drawing room, and handicraft room, only for the college to close between 1914 and 1919 due to the First World War. When the college reopened after the war, it changed its structure to include general education courses. The college relocated again in 1923, becoming the County Mining and Technical School in 1932. The size and scope of the education offered progressed in the next two decades. In 1952 the art school was amalgamated with the college to form the Nuneaton Technical College and School of Art, and in 1958 the main campus was relocated to Hinckley Road, where it remains.[citation needed]
The college was subsequently renamed North Warwickshire College of Technology and Art until the merger with Hinckley College to become North Warwickshire and Hinckley College in 1996.[citation needed][1]
Since the start of the academic year in 2017, North Warwickshire and Hinckley Colleges have merged with South Leicestershire College to form North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College.[2]
Campus developments
[edit]New Hinckley Campus In September 2011, the College opened a new Hinckley Campus located on Lower Bond Street in the town centre. The £13m campus houses the college's Creative Arts provision.[citation needed]
Engineering Centre In September 2011, a £1.5 million investment from Warwickshire County Council funded the development of a new engineering facility at the college's Nuneaton Campus. The Advanced Engineering Centre has workshop space, conference facilities, and classrooms, as well as specialist equipment.[citation needed]
Harrowbrook Construction Centre The Construction Center is home to the college's brickwork, carpentry, environmental technologies, painting and decorating, and forklift truck engineering departments.[citation needed]
Mira Technology Institute
Campus locations
[edit]The college has five campuses and a Digital Skills academy located at Coventry University Technology Park:
- Nuneaton Campus – located on Hinckley Road, Nuneaton
- Hinckley Campus – located on Lower Bond Street, Hinckley,
- Mira Technology Institute (MTI) – located on MIRA Technology Park, Nuneaton
- Harrowbrook Campus – located on Harrowbrook Industrial Estate, Hinckley
- Wigston Campus – located on Blaby Road, South Wigston
- Digital Skills Academy – located at Coventry University Technology Park, Coventry
Higher education
[edit]The college runs over 30 Higher Education and professional courses working with several universities.
Midland Academies Trust
[edit]The Midland Academies Trust (MAT) is an independent charitable organisation established by North Warwickshire & South Leicestershire College, a Department for Education approved academy sponsor, to support local schools.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Bill Olner, Member of Parliament for Nuneaton (1992–2010)
- Gareth Edwards (filmmaker), Film Director Godzilla
- Tom Bewick, chief executive, Creative & Cultural Skills (2004–2010)
- Cold War Steve, artist
References
[edit]- ^ "Corpuration Documents". Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ NWHC. "College merger is confirmed - NWHC". www.nwhc.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2017. [verification needed]
