{"id":30266,"date":"2019-09-18T11:02:53","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T10:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=30266"},"modified":"2019-09-18T11:14:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T10:14:12","slug":"its-not-too-late-to-enrol-at-regions-leading-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/18\/its-not-too-late-to-enrol-at-regions-leading-college\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s not too late to enrol at region\u2019s leading college"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>As colleges across the West Midlands finalise course lists for the upcoming year, there is still time to grab a last minute spot at Sandwell College, which is ranked 12<sup>th<\/sup>in the UK for pass rates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Engineering.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30267 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Engineering-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Engineering-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Engineering-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Engineering-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Engineering-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Engineering-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Engineering-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Engineering students getting to grips with things at Sandwell College<\/i><\/p>\n<p>With more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandwell.ac.uk\/school-leaver-courses\/\">100 courses <\/a>to choose from, Sandwell College offers more routes into students\u2019 dream careers than ever before, following a \u00a3100 million investment into technology, teacher training and facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The vocational options open to school leavers have cemented Sandwell College\u2019s reputation as the region\u2019s best destination to prepare young people for the working world, with an 88 per cent pass rate across the college. Popular sectors of study with exceptional success figures include Health and Social Care, Photography and Animal Care.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Atrium_Central-Campus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30268 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Atrium_Central-Campus-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Atrium_Central-Campus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Atrium_Central-Campus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Atrium_Central-Campus-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Atrium_Central-Campus-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Atrium_Central-Campus-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College-Atrium_Central-Campus-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Sandwell College\u2019s success across the board is further evidenced by the specialist facilities offered to all. From an automotive training centre and hair and beauty salons to photography studios and a 170 seater theatre, the students are fully prepared for their career of choice.<\/p>\n<p>For school leavers looking to get into sports science and coaching, the college\u2019s national links provide students with access to elite standard training at the Football Association\u2019s national excellence centre, St George\u2019s Park, as well as offering an ongoing coaching partnership with West Bromwich Albion FC. Sport specific qualifications are also available in cricket, basketball, rugby and athletics, with fully equipped sports science laboratories also on site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College_Top-view-of-atrium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30269 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College_Top-view-of-atrium-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College_Top-view-of-atrium-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College_Top-view-of-atrium-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College_Top-view-of-atrium-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College_Top-view-of-atrium-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College_Top-view-of-atrium-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell-College_Top-view-of-atrium-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>These opportunities coupled with the high standard of facilities led to Sandwell College being named FE College of the Year at the Midland Education Awards in July. It is also boasts a near-perfect record from the students, with the college being ranked highest in the West Midlands for student satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst the deadline for enrolment has already passed for many colleges, it\u2019s still not too late to enrol at Sandwell College. To take advantage of the college\u2019s last minute enrolment scheme, budding students can see all remaining dates and times to register <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandwell.ac.uk\/events\/enrol-from-gcse-results-day\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell_College-enrolment.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30270 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell_College-enrolment-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell_College-enrolment-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell_College-enrolment-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell_College-enrolment-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell_College-enrolment-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell_College-enrolment-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sandwell_College-enrolment-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>For prospective students considering their options for 2020\/21, there will be several open days showcasing the full breadth on offer at Sandwell College. For a full list of upcoming open days, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandwell.ac.uk\/events\/open-day\">www.sandwell.ac.uk\/events\/open-day<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As colleges across the West Midlands finalise course lists for the upcoming year, there is still time to grab a last minute spot at Sandwell College, which is ranked 12thin the UK for pass rates. Engineering students getting to grips with things at Sandwell College With more than 100 courses to choose from, Sandwell College [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,53,3,112],"tags":[264,2319,876,2317,2320,2318,2321],"class_list":["post-30266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories","tag-birmingham","tag-midland-education-awards","tag-sandwell","tag-sandwell-college","tag-student","tag-vocational","tag-west-bromwich-albion-fc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}