Campus Facilities

Dudley Learning Quarter

Dudley Learning Quarter Map

The Dudley Learning Quarter hasn't just changed the college, it's changed the face of the town.

Packed full of exciting technology and social spaces, the elements of Dudley Learning Quarter provide learners and the local community with the very best facilities to inspire their learning and improve their skills.

The Broadway Campus

As Dudley College’s main site established in 1862, The Broadway Campus offers a range of learning facilities at the heart of the Dudley Learning Quarter.

The Broadway Campus provides dedicated spaces for learning and socialising. It is also the home of the college’s Students’ Union – membership of which is free to all learners.

Dudley Evolve

Dudley Evolve houses fantastic learning facilities for Travel and Tourism, Sport, Performing Arts, Hair & Beauty, Media, Graphics, Art & Design, Music & Musical theatre and Photography learners.

Dudley Sixth

Dudley Sixth is a dedicated A level centre for bright, motivated learners. It offers AS and A level courses in fabulous new facilities, backed up with excellent support and teaching.

Dudley Advance

Dudley Advance brings first-class engineering training facilities to the region and offers individuals and employers the best opportunities to develop their skills and businesses.

At a cost of £9million, Dudley Advance offers 2,800m2 of specialist teaching space spread over four floors.

The building contains facilities for the study of engineering and advanced manufacturing including mechatronics, electrical engineering and engineering science, as well as traditional machine tool-based engineering and CNC.

Dudley Advance II - open in Spring 2017

Dudley Advance II will be the first of its kind in the further education sector, offering learners training in the latest construction techniques, technology and off-site fabrication.

With a focus on Apprenticeships, level 3+ qualifications and progression to degree-level courses, the centre will support the modernisation of skills development across the construction industry.

Dudley Enhance

A learner-run facility and the home of STIR Bistro and Café. Enhance also houses the new learner resource centre.

Aspire

Aspire Living provides training opportunities for young people with learning disabilities.

Facilities for Learning

Library Research Centres

Library Services provides a range of resources and services to support research and teaching at the college.

We hold over 40,000 volumes spanning all curriculum areas, to ensure you have a range of resources to support your studies.

A huge selection of online resources are available through the Athens Online Portal, including access to over a million publications and journals.

There are a range of online resources offering bespoke learning materials for specific programmes of study including Drama Online (a resource of theatre scripts), Chem Spider (a chemical modelling tool) and ebrary (a virtual reading room for ebooks).

In addition, the library takes over 30 journals each month which are available to view, including The Economist, New Statesman, Wallpaper: New Scientist and Vogue, with back copies available.

As part of your course induction, The Library offers an Essential Byte session where staff will talk you through how to get the best out of what they have to offer. The basics of data search, E-safety and reference management including Harvard Referencing will be covered.

The full Library Catalogue is web-based and can easily be accessed from a home computer, allowing you to search, reserve and renew items at any time of the day and night.

A new Library App will be available during 2017, giving greater flexibility and functionality.

With the ability to access prescribed reading lists recommended for your course of study and the ability to build your own lists, there are plenty of ways to access the volume and levels of information you need to complete your assignments or read around your areas of interest.

With three fully-qualified librarians and a number of learning resource assistants on-hand to offer help and support, the Library will be an invaluable resource to your studies.

Open Tuesday – Thursdays until 7pm, the Library is open for part-time learners too.

Ipoint Learning Centres

Dotted across our campus you will find iPoint centres that have everything you need for individual or group study. With access to our online learning environments including BlackBoard and ProPortal, you can research the virtual learning environment, review lecture and seminar material, contribute to discussion boards or simply check your email.

Staff in the centres can also provide interactive whiteboard training for when you have to give a formal presentation or simply assist with basics like WiFi access.

Facilities for Fun

State-of-the-Art Gym

Our specialist gym housed in Evolve has everything you need to achieve your own fitness goals including:

  • Industry-leading Life Fitness cardiovascular and resistance equipment
  • Free weights
  • TRX training frames.

With gym membership starting from as little as £4 per month and CYQ level 3 Personal Trainers on hand to supervise and motivate you, why not push yourself physically as well as academically?

Priory Road 3G Football Complex

Our new all-weather 3G pitch is available for hire by the local community or can be used as part of Team Dudley. Premier League and FA Facilities Approved, this offers dedicated changing facilities with hot and cold running water! A spectator stand and floodlighting allow games to be played up until 9.30pm weekdays.

Hair and Beauty Salon

Offering the latest hair and beauty techniques at hugely discounted prices, our professional salon and beauty suite, located in the Dudley Evolve building, is open throughout the week including late evenings. Get five treatments with us and receive the sixth absolutely free. Why not try us? You’ll regret it if you don’t. Call 01384 363 060.

Music Studios

Our professional recording studios are available for hire at offpeak times such as evenings and weekends. So if you’re in a band, you’re a solo performer looking for a place to rehearse, or want to take full advantage of our recording environment, get in touch. Our qualified recording technicians are also available to hire, to support you through the recording process, so that you can get the most out of your studio time. Call 01384 363 046 or email performing.arts@dudleycol.ac.uk

STIR

We have a range of food outlets across our sites allowing you to find something to meet your own tastes. Pick up a loyalty card and follow us on social media to get our best deals and promotions, available at:

Enhance - a range of daily specials lovingly prepared by catering staff and Apprentices, for those who want to have a relaxed meal.

The Broadway - if you need to quickly refuel, or want to sit and chat with fellow learners, the Coffee Shop at Broadway Campus is the place for you. Speciality coffees and cakes available, prepared daily.

The Broadway - at our Refectory, the biggest STIR, there is high quality, cafeteriastyle food, with daily meal deals and healthy options.

Evolve - for learners on the go, our juice bar offers healthy shakes and high energy products.

Mons Hill - need a quick chocolate bar fix and a thirst quenching drink? It’s the perfect pit stop for learners and lecturers.

All campuses - not so much a location but a state of mind: a menu that serves nutritious choices for the healthconscious with vegan and celiac options available. Stir Lite can be found across all sites.