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Isle of Wight College is a general college of further and higher education in Newport on the Isle of Wight.
Other name | University Centre Isle of Wight |
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| Type | Further and higher education |
| Established | 1951 |
| Principal | Ros Parker |
| Students | 4,457 |
| Location | , , 50°42′23″N 1°17′48″W / 50.706500°N 1.296600°W |
| Campus | Modern |
| Website | http://www.iwcollege.ac.uk |
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The college runs University Centre Isle of Wight with qualifications accredited by the University of Portsmouth.
History
editThe college offers a broad curriculum to over 4,000 learners as the island's major provider of further and higher education.[1] It offers a selection of vocational courses, apprenticeships and higher education including provision for adult education and those with learning difficulties or disabilities through the Pathways Centre, which opened in 2015.[2][3] Courses are also available for international students.[4]
Between 2010 and 2015, a sixth form provision was part of the college before being phased out.[5]
In 2017, the college opened its new £12m specialist centre for engineering, the Centre of Excellence for Composites, Marine and Advanced Manufacturing (CECAMM).[6]
In 2021, following over 15 years of offering higher education, the college was awarded university centre status by the Department of Education under the title of University Centre Isle of Wight.[7]
Campus facilities include the Learning Resources Centre, childcare provision, a gym, a dance studio and a coffee shop.
Location
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The main campus is sited in a central location on the outskirts of Newport, the county town of the Isle of Wight and the island's principal retail centre. A secondary campus, the Centre of Excellence for Composites, Marine and Advanced Manufacturing (CECAMM), is located in Whippingham.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ofsted". 26 May 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Pathways Centre - The Isle Of Wight College". www.iwcollege.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Growing Up 16 - 25 - Service Details". www.iow.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "International Courses At The Isle Of Wight College". www.iwcollege.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "A-Levels at Isle of Wight College Sixth Form to be phased out". Isle of Wight News from OnTheWight. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Silk, Mary (27 September 2017). "New CECAMM Centre for Isle of Wight College opened by HRH Countess of Wessex". FE News. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Richardson, Adam (28 June 2021). "UNIVERSITY STATUS GRANTED FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT COLLEGE". Retrieved 2 October 2021.