North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College - North Warwickshire and Hinckley Campus, previously North Warwickshire and Hinckley College, is a

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with main campuses in

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, Harrowbrook and

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. The college offers apprenticeships, full-time, and part-time further and higher education courses.

History

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

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. When the college reopened after the war, it changed its structure to include general education courses. The college grew further and relocated again in 1923, becoming the County Mining and Technical School in 1932. The size and scope of the education provided continued to grow over the next two decades, and 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. 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. 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.

Campus developments

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 is home to the college's Creative Arts provision. 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.. Harrowbrook Construction Centre The Construction Center is home to the college's brickwork, carpentry, environmental technologies, painting and decorating, and forklift truck engineering departments. Mira Technology Institute

Campus locations

The college has five campuses and a Digital Skills academy located at Coventry University Technology Park. *Nuneaton Campus – located on Hinckley Road,

*Hinckley Campus – located on Lower Bond Street,

, *Mira Technology Institute (MTI) – located on MIRA Technology Park,

*Harrowbrook Campus – located on Harrowbrook Industrial Estate,

*Wigston Campus – located on Blaby Road,

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*Digital Skills Academy – located at Coventry University Technology Park,

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Higher education

The college runs over 30 Higher Education and professional courses working with several universities.

Midland Academies Trust

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

Bill Olner William John Olner (9 May 1942 – 18 May 2020) was a British Labour Co-operative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Nuneaton from 1992 until 2010. Previously, he led Nuneaton Borough Council (which later merged with Bedw ...

, Member of Parliament for

(1992–2010) *

Gareth Edwards (director) Gareth James Edwards (born 13 July 1975) is a British filmmaker. He first gained widespread recognition for '' Monsters'' (2010), an independent film in which he served as writer, director, cinematographer, and visual effects artist. He subseque ...

, Film Director

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* Tom Bewick, chief executive,

Creative & Cultural Skills Creative & Cultural Skills is one of the Sector Skills Councils established by the UK Government in 2005 to foster the development of a skilled workforce. Function It covers crafts, cultural heritage, jewelry, design, music, performing, literary ...

(2004–2010) * The Real Cole Castle, ex-fever nightclub addict and YouTuber. Recently banned from Fever for theft of alcohol. https://www.youtube.com/@ColeMess04/videos

References

External links

College Website
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