Wiltshire College
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| Established | 2002 |
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| 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 College is a tertiary college of education founded in 2002 by the merger of Chippenham Technical College, Lackham College and Trowbridge College. 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, with over 600 enrolled on degree-level courses.
The college's most recent OfSTED report, in June 2015, assessed it as good.
Wiltshire College also has learning centres at Corsham, Devizes and Warminster.
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.
Courses lead to qualifications including Foundation degrees, HNC, HND, and BA/BSc degrees.
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.
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