New college campus to welcome first students

The new City of Wolverhampton College campus will open on 4 November

Hundreds of students are preparing to start at City of Wolverhampton College's new multimillion-pound campus when it opens next week.

The four-storey building in the city centre will welcome learners from 4 November and is the flagship project within the £61m City Learning Quarter development.

It replaces the college's 63-year-old Paget Road campus in Compton and is designed to offer modern purpose-built facilities for a wide range of courses.

Louise Fall, principal and chief executive of the college, said: "After many years of discussion and planning, we are delighted that the vision of the new campus has finally become a reality."

She added: "The new building is absolutely fabulous - its modern facilities will transform learning as we know it and its city centre location will make it much more accessible to students and staff alike."

The new site includes science labs, hair and beauty salons, studios, a theatre and a careers and skills hub.

Emily Williams, 17, who studies creative media production and technology, said she was looking forward to the move.

"It will be really cool being in a nice, fresh and modern space," she said.

The campus will offer full-time and part-time vocational qualifications and A-levels in subjects including art and design, business, catering, computing, creative media, games design, hair and beauty, health and social care, music technology, performing arts, photography and science.

An open day for prospective students will take place on 22 November, with places available to book online.