College's £24m new look
These are the first pictures of how a sixth form college in the Black Country could look after a £24 million revamp.
The artist's impressions show an aerial view of the proposed new buildings and student courtyard at Stourbridge's King Edward VI College. A start date for the project depends on cash from The Learning and Skills Council, which has suspended investment on 144 projects across the country.
A decision is expected in the next two months and college principal Sharon Phillips is confident work will start next year.
She said: "We are all very excited about the redevelopment. It would give us state-of-the-art facilities including a centre for performing arts.
"Although the plans are currently delayed by difficulties with Government funding, I am optimistic that it will go ahead.
"I am confident that in the interim King Edward VI College will continue to serve young people and the community as it has done since 1552."
The college, which each year is oversubscribed, hopes to be able to increase the number of places available to students in the future.
Under the plans the existing outdated single-storey refectory building off Coventry Street will be demolished and removed with a new three-storey teaching block with classrooms, IT and music technology rooms, staff rooms and toilets.
The existing Lycett Building will be taken down to make way for a new four-storey visual and performing arts block which will include a new lobby, refectory and kitchen.
A new Lycett Building will be built with a pedestrian access off Coventry Street with student services, staff room, reception, science department and classrooms.
Meanwhile, a £100 million expansion of Dudley College is hanging in the balance while bosses await a funding decision from the LSC.
Stourbridge College has also confirmed its £31 million expansion plans were in jeopardy.
And work on a £15 million extension to Kidderminster College has been halted.
