Ron Dearing UTC
Ron Dearing UTC is a university technical college which opened in September 2017 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
The UTC is sponsored by the University of Hull and local companies, and is named after the senior civil servant Ronald Dearing.
Founding partners
Major partners
- Fujitsu
- C4DI
- Arco
- Bonus Plug-in Systems
- Ørsted
- Kohler
- Mira Showers
- Rada
- Ideal Heating
- Jupiter
- Sewell Group
- Sauce
- Trident
- Luxinar
- Iris NDT
- LSTC Group
- Equinor
- Porsche Centre Hull
- Humberside Fire and Rescue Service
- Quickline
- Advanced Plastics
- Fit24
- BAE Systems
- sMRT
- Fresh Design
- Pagabo
- [John John Wood Group|Wood Group|Wood]
- Cranswick
- Triton Power
- Fisher Security
- Giacom
- NHS
Partners
- Air Products
- AJ Building
- Harper Fox
- Pneumatic Engineering
- Northern Powergrid
- Spectrum
- Litmus
- Alan Wood & Partners
- Ridings Consulting Engineers
- BACB Renewables
- Influence Media
- KLAAFE
- GRAHAM
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Hull City Council
- Fisadco Engineering
Location
Ron Dearing UTC is located on Kingston Square, Kingston upon Hull. It is situated next door to Hull New Theatre.The UTC acquired a disused fire station next door to the college in May 2022 for conversion into the STEAM Studios, where students are to be trained in creative arts and engineering classes, raising the UTC's capacity by an additional 120 students. The renovated building was officially opened on 29 September 2023.