West Midlands (region)

West Midlands (region)

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===Tertiary education===
===Tertiary education===
There are thirty-seven FE colleges (FECs).{{Cite web|url=http://www.aoc.co.uk/en/aoc_regions/regions.cfm/region/WM/region/WM/page/1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130817212236/http://www.aoc.co.uk/en/aoc_regions/regions.cfm/region/WM/region/WM/page/1|url-status=dead|title=Directory of AoC member Colleges|archive-date=17 August 2013}} There are six LSCs for the area (which fund FECs), and the [[Learning and Skills Council]] head office is based in [[Coventry]]. The five largest FE colleges in the region – [[Bournville College]], [[North Warwickshire and Hinckley College]], [[Solihull College]], [[South & City College Birmingham]] and [[Stoke-on-Trent College]] – each have more than 25,000 students.
There are thirty-seven FE colleges (FECs).{{Cite web|url=http://www.aoc.co.uk/en/aoc_regions/regions.cfm/region/WM/region/WM/page/1|url-status=dead|title=Directory of AoC member Colleges}}{{New archival link needed|date=April 2026}} There are six LSCs for the area (which fund FECs), and the [[Learning and Skills Council]] head office is based in [[Coventry]]. The five largest FE colleges in the region – [[Bournville College]], [[North Warwickshire and Hinckley College]], [[Solihull College]], [[South & City College Birmingham]] and [[Stoke-on-Trent College]] – each have more than 25,000 students.


School children in Shropshire and Solihull are most likely to attend university, followed by Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.
School children in Shropshire and Solihull are most likely to attend university, followed by Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.