North Birmingham Technical College (originally Aston Technical College and then part of UCE Birmingham

UCE Birmingham

Birmingham City University is a British university in the city of Birmingham, England. It is the second largest of three universities in the city, the other two being the Aston University and University of Birmingham...

) is now part of Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University is a British university in the city of Birmingham, England. It is the second largest of three universities in the city, the other two being the Aston University and University of Birmingham...

. The college was created in 1967 when Aston Technical College moved to Perry Barr

Perry Barr

Perry Barr is an inner-city area in north Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Perry Barr ward and the wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, and Oscott, which elect three councillors to...

 but even then it was being earmarked as part of the proposed Birmingham Polytechnic. At the start of 1971, the college became part of the new City of Birmingham Polytechnic.

In 1972, work began on the already planned new buildings for the college at Perry Barr

Perry Barr

Perry Barr is an inner-city area in north Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Perry Barr ward and the wards of Handsworth Wood, Lozells and East Handsworth, and Oscott, which elect three councillors to...

 which became the Attwood and Baker buildings of the Birmingham Polytechnic (later Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University

Birmingham City University is a British university in the city of Birmingham, England. It is the second largest of three universities in the city, the other two being the Aston University and University of Birmingham...

) Perry Barr campus.