About Us Mission Statement The mission states the purpose of the organisation and what it wants to achieve in the larger environment. The full version is: "To respond to the diverse educational needs of our learners, to raise continuously the standard of our education and training services, and to take education further into our business and social communities." Or in short: "Responding to Diversity; Raising the Standard; Taking Education Further." Introduction City College Coventry was launched in February 2002, by the then Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Estelle Morris. Although essentially new, the College has a long tradition in teaching and learning having been formed by the merger of Coventry Technical College and Tile Hill College. City College Coventry is a large general further education college with some 12,000 students (2500 full-time), 500 permanent staff with another 200 part-time teachers at any one time. The annual turnover is £24 million. City College Coventry at Swanswell The college completed its move to Swanswell in January 2009, bringing the three previous sites of Tile Hill, Butts and Maxwell Centres onto one new ‘brown field’ site in the heart of the Coventry. Swanswell is situated on the edge of the city centre close to Pool Meadow Bus Station and the Coventry Ringroad. The College offers a state of the art learning environment for all students. Courses are offered in construction, engineering, vehicle engineering, computing, media, multimedia, music, health and social care, early years, art and design, hairdressing and beauty, humanities, fashion, professional studies and performing arts and courses for students with specific learning difficulties. The College boasts brand new computer rooms, refectories, Student Services and Learning Resource Centres. Every classroom has an interactive whiteboard, projector and internet access. Both buildings are Wi-Fi enabled and have facilities for the disabled.