University College Birmingham

University College Birmingham Overview

University College Birmingham (UCB) is based in the centre of Birmingham, the UK's second city. It has its origins as a technical college in the early 20th century and was granted full degree-awarding powers in 2007. Today University College Birmingham specialises in both further and higher education courses with a strong vocational focus. UCB is popular with international students looking for a high-quality yet affordable qualification. There are 7,500 students enrolled, including 1,100 international students from 65 countries.

Courses at University College Birmingham range from postgraduate and undergraduate degrees through to National Vocational Qualifications and National Diplomas. Degree programmes at University College Birmingham are accredited by The University of Birmingham which means that students on those programmes graduate with degrees from one of the world's leading universities.

As an accredited college of the University of Birmingham, all full-time degree, foundation degree and postgraduate courses at UCB lead to qualifications awarded by the University of Birmingham with the exception of the specialist BA(Hons)/FdA in Salon Management which is awarded by UCB.