The new City Learning Quarter.
Wolverhampton’s new state of the art City Learning Quarter college campus is open
It marks the dawn of a new era for educational provision in the city, supporting Wolverhampton Council’s drive to enhance skills and employment outcomes for its residents.
The new city centre campus, alongside ongoing improvements to the neighbouring Adult Education Wolverhampton and Central Library facilities, form the £61million second phase of the council’s City Learning Quarter masterplan.
It has paved the way for the college to move from its 1960s Paget Road site, which is now closed and has been identified as land to build much needed housing.
Phase one of the City Learning Quarter masterplan – a new £8.1 million Advanced Technology and Automotive Centre at the college’s Wellington Road campus – opened to students in September 2024.
The new city centre campus will offer A Levels in a range of subjects and vocational qualifications in art, design and photography, business and management, catering and hospitality, computing and digital, creative media, games design and e-sports, hair and beauty, health and social care, music technology, performing arts, and science.
Situated around the Old Hall Street and St George’s Parade area, incorporating a site on the corner of Garrick Street and Bilston Street where the former Faces nightclub building once stood, the eye catching development also utilised the existing Metro One building.
The exciting City Learning Quarter city centre proposals were initially supported by investment from the council with a further £49 million coming through UK Government funding, plus additional government grants and contributions from the college and council.
The college forecasts that over a 10 year period approximately 45,000 people will benefit from learning at the City Learning Quarter and around 7,500 apprenticeships will be started.
Its central location and close proximity to the new £150 million transport interchange make it easily accessible. It also boasts environmental benefits in line with council’s climate emergency agenda.