Worcestershire schools in the county provide Sixth-form education including two in the city of Worcester. Several vocational colleges provide GCSE and A-level courses and adult education, such as South Worcestershire College, and an agricultural campus of Warwickshire College in Pershore. There is also the University of Worcester, which is located in the city itself and is home to the National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit and five other national research centres. The county town and only city is Worcester. The other major settlements, Kidderminster, Bromsgrove and Redditch are satellite towns of Birmingham. There are also several market towns: Malvern, Bewdley, Evesham,
Kidderminster College Kidderminster College Kidderminster College is a post 16 Comprehensive College in Kidderminster, England providing full and part-time adult education. In 2009, around 140 pupils aged 14 to 18 from other local schools were also following vocational courses at the college. In 2003 the college moved from the Hoo Road site to its new town centre campus, and also operates outreach centres on Kidderminster and the surrounding Wyre Forest area. In 2018, Ofsted rated the college with Grade 3 (requires improvement) for its overall performance. The College offers courses which specialise in hairdressing, engineering, creative industries, business administration, and construction, and