Wiltshire College

Wiltshire College
Established 2002
Type Further education
Principal Amanda Burnside
Location Castle Combe, Chippenham, Lacock, Salisbury, Trowbridge
Wiltshire
UK
DfE URN 132779 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Staff 750
Students 9,000+ (full-time, part-time & University level)
Gender both
Ages 16+
Website www.wiltshire.ac.uk

Wiltshire College is a tertiary college of education founded in 2002 by the merger of Chippenham Technical College, Lackham College and Trowbridge College.[1] Consolidation was completed with the merger of Salisbury College, which commenced in January 2008. In 2015-16 the college had approximately 3,000 full-time and 6,000 part-time students,[2] with over 600 enrolled on degree-level courses.[3]

The college's most recent OfSTED report, in June 2015, assessed it as good.[4]

Locations

Main Building, Wiltshire College Trowbridge

Wiltshire College also has learning centres at Corsham, Devizes and Warminster.

Courses

A wide range of courses are offered to students, either part-time, full-time or as apprenticeships. Vocational qualifications include BTEC Diplomas, NVQ Level 1, and GCSE.[12]

University level

Courses lead to qualifications including Foundation degrees, HNC, HND, and BA/BSc degrees.[12]

Chippenham: Business, Computing & Systems Development, Applied Computing, Criminal Justice, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Castle Combe: Motorsport Engineering.

Salisbury: Art & Design, Film Production & Cinematography, Music, Photography, Education Studies for Teaching Assistants, Professional Certificate in Education.

Trowbridge: Art & Design, Early Years & Childhood Studies, Health & Social Care, Social Work.

Lackham: land-based courses including Animal Science & Management, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Equine Management, Game & Wildlife Management, Sports Coaching.

Alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "The Chippenham, Lackham and Trowbridge Colleges (Dissolution) Order 2000" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  2. "About Wiltshire College". Wiltshire College. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. "Higher Education Review of Wiltshire College" (PDF). Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. December 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. "OFSTED Report, 2015" (PDF). Ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  5. Lawton, Andrew (10 November 2015). "New £21m Wiltshire College campus in Chippenham opens". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Wiltshire College Lackham celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2006". Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  7. "Cyber Cows and Virtual Sheep at Lackham Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  8. "Lambing in Lackham". Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  9. "Salisbury College". The Independent (London). 2007-07-27. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  10. "BBC News - Wiltshire College students offered A-level places elsewhere". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  11. http://www.wiltshire-college-motorsport.co.uk/about_us.asp
  12. 1 2 "Prospectuses". Wiltshire College. Retrieved 30 April 2016.

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