Wigan and Leigh College

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Wigan & Leigh College
Principal	Cath Hurst
Location	Wigan and Leigh Greater Manchester England
Staff	1,000 (2007)
Students	23,000
Website	Official website

Wigan, Greater Manchester

Wigan & Leigh College is a 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 and more than 23,000 students. The college's programmes of study include: General Certificate of Education (GCSEs), Advanced Level (UK), National Diplomas, Higher National Diplomas and First Degrees.

1 Northwest Campuses
2 International programmes
3 Logistics College North West
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Northwest Campuses

Leigh

Image Centre, Sixth Form Centre, Railway Road

Wigan

Pagefield Campus, Parsons Walk

[edit] International programmes

India: Wigan and Leigh College, India (WLCI)
Libya: HNC/D and short courses for oil companies, through Um Al Jawabi, the training arm of the National Oil Corporation.^[1]
China:
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.

[edit] 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, Bolton, Oldham & Salford College), has been acknowledged as a Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) for Construction Regeneration.