Wigan and Leigh College

**Wigan and Leigh College**
Established	1992
Principal	Michael Sheeran
Location	Wigan and Leigh Greater Manchester England
Staff	650
Students	17,000
Website	Official website

Wigan, Greater Manchester

Wigan and Leigh College is a state General Further and Higher Education College based at six locations in the towns of Wigan and Leigh in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Currently there are over 1,000 staff members employed, and more than 17,000 students enrolled in full-time or part-time courses. The college's programmes of study include: General Certificate of Education (GCSEs), BTEC First Diplomas, Advanced Level (UK), National Diplomas, Higher National Diplomas and First Degrees.

Wigan and Leigh College was formed in April 1992 through the merger of Wigan College of Technology (formerly Wigan Mining and Technical College) and Leigh College.

Northwest campuses

Leigh
- Image Centre - 53°29′58″N 2°31′32″W / 53.49954°N 2.52552°W / 53.49954; -2.52552
- Sixth Form Centre - 53°29′18″N 2°31′52″W / 53.48833°N 2.53111°W / 53.48833; -2.53111
- Railway Road - 53°29′51″N 2°31′26″W / 53.49737°N 2.52395°W / 53.49737; -2.52395
Wigan
- Pagefield Campus - 53°33′20″N 2°38′22″W / 53.55553°N 2.63936°W / 53.55553; -2.63936
- Parsons Walk - 53°32′56″N 2°38′04″W / 53.54884°N 2.63456°W / 53.54884; -2.63456
- Wigan School for the Arts (WSA) - 53°32′59″N 2°38′10″W / 53.54959°N 2.63618°W / 53.54959; -2.63618

Presence in India

Wigan and Leigh College in India has 9 campuses and offers courses in business management, graphic designing, fashion technology and media. In India the college has a campuses in Chennai, New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Kolkata and Nagpur.

International programmes

Libya: HNC/D and short courses for oil companies, through Um Al Jawabi, the training arm of the National Oil Corporation.^[1]
China:
India: Wigan and Leigh College, India
Cyprus: Cypoly School of Arts & Design Technology, Larnaca.
Greece: Arsitotelio College International, Athens - Dimitelli Group, Thessaloniki
Malaysia: Asian Tourism Institute - Kota Kinabulu, Sabah, Borneo
Myanmar: Nayla Institute - Yangon
Oman: Royal Guard College of Technology
Pakistan: Manchester Institute of Advanced Study (MIAS)
Singapore: PA-LIN Art School
Sri Lanka: Dana International Education Service - Colombo; London Business School.

Logistics College North West

Funded by NWDA (North West Regional Development Agency) and the Learning and Skills Council the Logistics College North West is a collaboration between the Transport and General Workers' Union and five Colleges. The college works with employers to deliver training packages. The College, along with partner Colleges, (Hopwood Hall College, Bolton, Oldham & Salford College), has been acknowledged as a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) for Construction Regeneration.

References

↑ Veba Oil Operations, Azzawiya Oil Refining Company; STC; WAHA; AGIP Oil Company; SIRTE; RASCO; AGOCO; PRC; ZUETINA

External links

Universities and colleges in North West England

Universities	Bolton BPP Central Lancashire Chester Cumbria Edge Hill Lancaster Law Liverpool Liverpool Hope Liverpool John Moores Manchester Manchester Metropolitan Salford

University colleges	Royal Northern College of Music

Further Education colleges	Accrington & Rossendale Blackburn Blackpool & The Fylde Bolton Burnley Bury Carlisle Co-operative Furness Hopwood Hall Hugh Baird Kendal Knowsley Lakes Lancaster & Morecambe Liverpool Macclesfield Manchester Mid Cheshire Myerscough Nelson & Colne Oldham Preston's Reaseheath Riverside Runshaw St Helens Salford South Cheshire Southport Stockport Tameside Trafford Warrington West Cheshire West Lancashire Wigan & Leigh Wirral Metropolitan

Sixth form colleges	Aquinas Ashton Barrow-in-Furness Birkenhead Blackpool Bolton Bolton Wanderers Cardinal Newman Carmel Cheadle & Marple Connell Holy Cross Hyde Clarendon King George V Loreto Oldham Priestley Rainford Rochdale Sir John Deane's St John Rigby St Mary's South Sefton Thomas Whitham Winstanley Xaverian

Schools in Wigan

Secondary schools	Abraham Guest Academy Atherton Community School Bedford High School Byrchall High School Deanery High School Fred Longworth High School Golborne High School Hawkley Hall High School Hindley High School Lowton CE High School Rose Bridge Academy St Edmund Arrowsmith RC High School St Mary's RC High School St Peter's RC High School St John Fisher RC High School Shevington High School Standish Community High School Westleigh High School

Special schools	Newbridge Learning Community

FE & sixth form colleges	St John Rigby College Wigan and Leigh College Winstanley College Wigan UTC

Defunct schools	PEMBEC High School

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