CU Coventry is a subsidiary of
Coventry University
, mottoeng = By Art and Industry
, established =
, type = Public
, endowment = £28 million (2015)
, budget = £787.5 million
, chancellor = Margaret Casely-Hayford
, vice_chancellor = John Latham
, students = ()
, undergr ...
. It has been in operation since 2012, and was formerly known as Coventry University College. Its campus is located in the city of
Coventry
Coventry ( or ) is a city in the West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its city status until the Middle Ages. The city is governed b ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
.
It is part of CU, a network of three higher education campuses, comprising CU Coventry,
CU London
CU London is a Higher Education institute owned and governed by Coventry University. CU London began offering courses to students in September 2017. It currently operates out of two sites, one in the former Dagenham Civic Centre in the London Boro ...
and
CU Scarborough
CU Scarborough is a Higher Education institute owned and governed by Coventry University. CU Scarborough launched in 2015 and currently operates in the North Yorkshire coastal town, Scarborough.
Campus
The first cohort of students studied clas ...
, all part of the Coventry University Group.
History
Coventry University College was founded in 2012 as a subsidiary of Coventry University, taking on its new name CU Coventry in 2017. The institution is labelled as a "no frills", alternative to traditional
higher education
Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after comple ...
. Students that graduate with a degree receive it from Coventry University, which is recognised by the UK government as the awarding body. It has a range of short courses called Connect to help people access university, and hosts community events.
Higher Education courses
Access to Higher Education courses
are offered, designed to help students access higher education without traditional qualifications:
* Business Studies
* Engineering
* Health & Human Sciences
* Social Sciences
* Law and Practice
* Tourism & Hospitality Management
References
External links
*
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Coventry University
2012 establishments in the United Kingdom