Formed in 1829 to educate young weavers, it provided lessons in writing, arithmetic, geometry, geography, grammar, and music.

[1] The home of the Technical College at The Butts was built in 1935[2] and opened by the Duke of York, who would later become King George VI.

In 2007, the college began the move to a new purpose-built complex in the Swanswell area of the city, with the transferral of courses from and the closure of the Tile Hill Centre.

[7] An Ofsted inspection in March 2013 deemed the college 'inadequate', criticising the quality of teaching, leadership and management,[8] as well as low course completion rates and poor attendance.

There are five committees that comprise the Corporation, with one each specialising in governance, finance and resources, quality and performance, estates, and audits respectively.

[15] In 2011, a poll of 2,000 students in the annual Learner Feedback – First Impressions survey found that 98 per cent were satisfied with their course.