Stourbridge College
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Stourbridge College is a further education
college
situated in Stourbridge
, West Midlands
, England
.
The main campus, built during the 1970s, is situated south of the town centre on Hagley Road. A second campus opened in 1990 within the buildings of Longlands School on Greenfield Avenue, after that school closed to merge with High Park School to form Ridgewood High School.
A third campus opened later in 2001 when they opened a state of the art CoVE for the built environment on the Waterfront at Merry Hill
, some four miles away in Brierley Hill
. The ATC was built at a cost of millions, that was excellently secured by the Business Development Team. An art and design campus opened in Brierley Hill town centre in September 2011 and at the end of the following month plans were unveiled for a new technology campus nearby which would cost £12million to build.
The college had a change of senior management in 2001 - to the benefit of learners (and detriment of local bars)
In 2007, plans were unveiled for Stourbridge College to merge with Dudley College
but have now been dropped.
Further education
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college
College
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situated in Stourbridge
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Historically part of Worcestershire, Stourbridge was a centre of glass making, and today includes the suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley The...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The main campus, built during the 1970s, is situated south of the town centre on Hagley Road. A second campus opened in 1990 within the buildings of Longlands School on Greenfield Avenue, after that school closed to merge with High Park School to form Ridgewood High School.
A third campus opened later in 2001 when they opened a state of the art CoVE for the built environment on the Waterfront at Merry Hill
Merry Hill Shopping Centre
Westfield Merry Hill is a shopping centre in Brierley Hill near Dudley, West Midlands, England. It was developed between 1985 and 1990, with several expansion and renovation projects taking place since. The original developers and owners were Richardson Developments but the Centre has had a number...
, some four miles away in Brierley Hill
Brierley Hill
Brierley Hill is a town and electoral ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England. It is one of the larger Black Country towns with a population of 9,631 and is heavily industrialised, best known for glass and steel manufacturing, although the industry has declined...
. The ATC was built at a cost of millions, that was excellently secured by the Business Development Team. An art and design campus opened in Brierley Hill town centre in September 2011 and at the end of the following month plans were unveiled for a new technology campus nearby which would cost £12million to build.
The college had a change of senior management in 2001 - to the benefit of learners (and detriment of local bars)
In 2007, plans were unveiled for Stourbridge College to merge with Dudley College
Dudley College
Dudley College is a college of further education in Dudley, West Midlands, England.-History:In 1862 the Dudley Public Hall and Mechanics Institute was built. In 1896 this was expanded to become the Dudley Technical School, which became Dudley Technical College in 1926...
but have now been dropped.
History
The college was formed in 1958 as Foley College of Further Education and College of Art through the merger of the Stourbridge College of Art (founded in 1848) and the Stourbridge Technical School (founded in 1891). It was renamed Stourbridge College of Technology and Art in 1979, and adopted its current name in 1991.Notable Alumni
- Frederick CarderFrederick CarderFrederick Carder was an American artist and glassmaker. He was born in Staffordshire, England and attended Stourbridge School of Art and the Dudley Mechanic Institute, he later worked in Wordsley. In 1960, Alfred University honored Carder with an honorary doctorate degree.Frederick Carder married...
- Gideon LondonGideon London-Early Years:London was born on 18 March, 1961 in Hampstead, London, he studied Fine Art at Stourbridge College.-Career:He was a successful film maker and collage artist, in addition to being an ex-member of the ARC group, a London-based collective of international artists, influenced by Kurt...
- David ReekieDavid ReekieDavid Reekie is an eminent English Glass Sculptor who uses drawing and glass casting to express his unique vision of the human condition. His art can be found in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, as well as in several other public collections in...
- Ian WaltersIan WaltersIan Homer Walters was an English sculptor.Born in Solihull, Walters was educated at Yardley Grammar school and under William Bloye at the Birmingham School of Art...
- Neville WestonNeville WestonNeville Weston is a figurative painter, academic and writer. Based in Australia for many years, before relocating to the UK in 2005 he has held a number of Australia's top academic posts in the field of performing and visual arts, as well as working as an art critic across numerous publications.As...