Hijaz College is a British Muslim school located in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England.
The Jamia Islamia in Coventry, founded in 1979, produced dozens of graduates who became fully qualified Ulema (scholars of Islam) and doctors, lawyers, engineers etc.
As of 2008, Hijaz College is run by the Chief Executive Shaikh Tauqir Ishaq, a chartered civil engineer by profession and Islamic scholar.
[clarification needed] The college takes its name from the region in modern-day Saudi Arabia which comprises Mecca, Medina and Taif.
Hijaz College has grown in many aspects, one of them being its expansion project covering a total extended area of 97,000 sq ft (9,000 m2), costing over £5 million and intended to increase the student accommodation capacity from 125 to 500 (as of 2008)[1] Its plans include extended teaching facilities and resources including a library which will display over 700,000 books.