Black Country UTC opened in September 2011, and was the second university technical college to open in England as part of the university technical colleges programme.

[2] In April 2015 it was announced that Black Country UTC would close at the end of August 2015, with all pupils either graduating or being given places at other local schools.

The decision to close the UTC was made after two Ofsted reports stated that the school required improvement, and overall low student numbers.

[3] The UTC specialised in engineering and science, and offered education for pupils aged 14 to 19.

For sixth form education, students chose between three routes of study: