South Staffordshire College is a further education

Further education

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 college located over four sites in Staffordshire

Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

, England

England

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The college was created in 2009 as a result of a merger of Cannock Chase Technical College, Rodbaston College and Tamworth and Lichfield College. It now operates over four sites in Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase (district)

Cannock Chase is a local government district in England. It covers a large part of Cannock Chase forest and the towns of Cannock, Rugeley and Hednesford.There are several parish and town councils in the district:* Rugeley* Hednesford...

, Lichfield

Lichfield

Lichfield is a cathedral city, civil parish and district in Staffordshire, England. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly north of Birmingham...

, Rodbaston

Rodbaston

Rodbaston is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is the location of a campus of South Staffordshire College.-References:...

 and Tamworth

Tamworth

Tamworth is a town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located north-east of Birmingham city centre and north-west of London. The town takes its name from the River Tame, which flows through the town, as does the River Anker...

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South Staffordshire College offers a range of courses including NVQs, apprenticeship

Apprenticeship

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s and access course

Access course

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s. The college also has a small higher education

Higher education

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 provision, with courses offered in conjunction with Staffordshire University

Staffordshire University

Staffordshire University is a university with its main campus based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and with other campuses in Stafford, Lichfield and Shrewsbury.- History :...

 and the University of Wolverhampton

University of Wolverhampton

The University of Wolverhampton is a British university located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. The city campus is located in Wolverhampton city centre with a second campus at Compton Park, Wolverhampton; a third in Walsall and a fourth in Telford...

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Campuses

• Cannock Campus, Walsall Road, Cannock (52.6905°N 2.0318°W)
• Lichfield Campus, The Friary, Lichfield (52.6799°N 1.8298°W)
• Rodbaston Campus, Penkridge (52.7015°N 2.1172°W)
• Tamworth Campus, Croft Street, Tamworth (52.6393°N 1.6912°W)

External links

• South Staffordshire College homepage