Wigan & Leigh hosted its first graduation in the newly launched University Centre on Saturday 14th O...

A selection of Wigan & Leigh College’s aspiring female scientists had the unique opportunity to pa...

Wigan & Leigh College, the largest College provider of apprenticeships in Greater Manchester, has be...

Wigan & Leigh College are delighted to announce that they have been given nearly £90,000 in funding...

First year A Level students from Wigan & Leigh College were recently invited to Oxford University to...

FAB Futures is a new centre at Wigan & Leigh College which is dedicated to ensuring focused, ambitio...

Year 10 students from across Wigan, Leigh, Bolton, Chorley and beyond each experienced a day at Wiga...

Patrick Cameron celebrity stylist and Wella Ambassador returned to Wigan & Leigh College on Monday 2...

Students interview David Dumbleby ahead of BBC question time ...

Former College student, Robert Forshaw, is making all the right noises as he scoops a prestigious in...

Former Leigh College student and Manchester United Coach, James Wilcock, returned to the College to ...

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, appeared at the Etihad Campus to speak at the Greater Man...

Wigan & Leigh College was a hive of activity as more than 100 community groups and businesses attend...

Wigan & Leigh College hosted a grand opening to launch its new University Centre in partnership with...

University Centre Wigan & Leigh College has been awarded a silver award for the Teaching Excellence ...

Wigan & Leigh College commemorates 70 years of delivering Higher Education during the same year it i...

Ahead of the General Election, Wigan & Leigh College students held a range of activities to celebrat...

During term, students were invited to a one day Student Conference in order to motivate and raise as...

Wigan & Leigh College would like to congratulate all its students who received awards at the Annual ...

Wigan & Leigh College’s School for the Arts was even more vibrant and lively than usual as hundred...

Wigan & Leigh College’s budding medics received an inspirational workshop from Medical Mavericks, ...

Wigan & Leigh College students enjoyed a day with Humanutopia. The event was a ‘finding me’ sess...

Writer and curator Pete Brook hosted an informative Skype interview with our psychology students foc...

The College has been ranked both joint best in Greater Manchester and joint third in the country for...

Fashion students have created a wonderful display to promote their ‘Preppy Sports’ skirt project...

Braden Butler is celebrating his success after receiving a prestigious Engineering Horizons Bursary ...

Darrion Ball has been selected to represent England at the Rugby League Commonwealth Championships.D...

Pemberton based healthy food restaurant, The Lean Kitchen, cooked up a storm at Wigan & Leigh Colleg...

Wigan & Leigh College recently hosted its annual Careers Fair attracting some of the country’s top...

A team from BBC Learning recently visited Wigan & Leigh College to test out their functional skills ...

The College, which is a Centre of Excellence in Health and Social Care, has made significant investm...

Two ex-Wigan & Leigh College students were involved in the planning and development of the Collegeâ€...

Wigan & Leigh College welcomed three-time Olympic medal winner, Matt Langridge MBE, who came into Co...

Students from Sport and Public Services have embarked on trips of a lifetime and have flown out acro...

Big Bang North West hosted an action packed science extravaganza at Leigh College for pupils from sc...

The College recognised the contribution from employers and apprentices at a prestigious awards cerem...

Former professional cookery student, Oliver Mather has made it to the 2018 North West Young Chef of ...

We won the accolade of Further Education College of the Year at the Educate North Awards. The presti...

After our College celebrated 70 years of delivering higher education, the University Centre was offi...

Wigan & Leigh College have been offering free English and maths classes for NHS staff for the past t...

Catering students from the College baked some magnificent cakes for NHS staff across the borough to ...

A trio of former Wigan & Leigh College fashion students have been selected to show their final degre...

Hair and Beauty students from the College's Image Centre showcased their work from the past year at ...

The rapper and music personality was at Edge Hill University for a free public event to talk about t...

The apprentice is now six months into her placement at Mirror and Mane salon on Upper Dicconson Stre...

Leigh College has been officially recognised by Sports Leaders UK for its excellence in delivery of ...

This week, the Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Company (GMAC) celebrates its second birthday and t...

The College recently held its annual Student of the Year Awards evening to celebrate outstanding ach...

Diane Flynn, Teacher Education tutor at The University Centre Wigan & Leigh College will be swapping...

Two students enjoyed huge success as they progressed into the national heats of the World Skills Hea...

Students and staff at Wigan & Leigh College are today celebrating after they have achieved an outsta...

Wigan & Leigh College are delighted to have entered into an exciting partnership with Wigan Athletic...

Leigh College is primed and ready to unveil its brand new hair and beauty facility. It is welcoming ...

Leigh College has welcomed two Manchester United Women first team players who enrolled onto BTEC Lev...

Two Level 3 students fought off strong opposition to reach the National Final of the World Skills He...

Leigh College have followed up their recent Sports Leaders success by winning the Regional Leadershi...

Warrington based International Nuclear Services (INS) have hired their very first degree apprentice....

Drones, rocket launching and robotic arms were just a few of the activities Year 10 pupils from Byrc...

Art & Design students from Wigan & Leigh College have undertaken a huge project to commemorate the W...

Students studying on degree level courses at the University Centre Wigan & Leigh College celebrated ...

Foundation Degree Sport students from Leigh College delivered an action-packed Sports Leadership Mas...

A mother and son from Wigan celebrated their joint graduation from the HND Fashion Design course at ...

Sports students from Leigh College enjoyed a brilliant coaching session with former British Olympic ...

Former Olympic athlete, Jenny Meadows delivered a guest lecture at Leigh College for Foundation Degr...

Neil Frankland from Wymott Prison, Leyland visited the University Centre Wigan & Leigh College to de...

Our Construction department scooped an award which recognised them as the best College in the North ...

The College will receive £603,000 from GMCA’s Skills Capital fund which will be used to support a...

College students have been benefitting from undertaking work placements with local businesses and or...

Students studying on the BEng (Hons) Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (Top-up) degree have e...

Wigan & Leigh College celebrated National Careers Week by hosting an array of employer talks and wor...

The weeklong national celebrations showcase and highlight apprentices in colleges and the college st...

Wigan & Leigh College launched its first cross-curriculum Challenge last week, with a number of scho...

Construction firm Carefoot PLC visited BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma Civil Engineering students at t...

Wigan & Leigh College students enjoyed huge success in this year’s Greater Manchester Colleges Gro...

Hair and beauty students representing Wigan & Leigh College scooped the overall team prize in the Gr...

Students from Sport and Public Services had an amazing experience in April as they ventured across E...

Wigan & Leigh College have completed its cross-college campaign to collect and donate items for char...

Leigh College welcomed Jo Platt, Labour MP for Leigh, to a Brexit Q & A session with a selection of ...

PGCE student, Danielle Whittle is doing her teacher training here at the University Centre, Wigan & ...

Health & Social Care students have become ‘Youth Health Champions’....

Our football academy are celebrating after winning the AoC (Association of Colleges) Sport North Wes...

We were delighted that a group of our Performing Arts students have successfully auditioned for the ...

We recognised the contribution from employers and apprentices at a prestigious awards ceremony....

Wigan & Leigh College have been successful in their application to deliver T Levels from the 2021 â€...

Work has started on the development of the College’s Centre of Excellence in Engineering & Constru...

Two former Wigan & Leigh College fashion students were selected to show their final degree collectio...

Students and staff celebrated after achieving an outstanding 100% pass rate in A Levels and 99.9% pa...

Elisha Duffy from Hindley has landed a starring role in a new Channel 4 documentary series called Th...

University Centre Wigan & Leigh College is one of the first further education colleges that provides...

Students at Wigan & Leigh College had a unique and fantastic opportunity to meet Sacha Lord, Night T...

Students studying on degree level courses at the University Centre Wigan & Leigh College celebrated ...

It was great to welcome back former Level 3 Advanced Professional Cookery student Oliver Mather, who...

Wigan & Leigh College Chair of Governors, Frank Costello has stepped down from his role due to retir...

Fashion students studying at University Centre, Wigan & Leigh College are working on a project with ...

Wigan & Leigh College has been ranked joint 7th in the overall college league table....

It was lovely to welcome back former A Level Professional Honours students, Katy Robinson and Caitli...

We hosted our annual Careers Fair which attracted some of the country’s top employers to meet ambi...

Leigh College are delighted to be an official training kit sponsor for Leigh Centurions in the 2020 ...

We hosted a week-long event of employer engagements in support of National Careers Week 2020. ...

Photography student, Jade Shaw is set to put her skills to the ultimate test after securing her entr...

We have become the first college in the borough to achieve all eight of the Gatsby benchmarks after ...

Wigan & Leigh College has the highest 16-18 college achievement rates in Wigan....

Our fashion department at teamed up with ex students and local businesses to supply vital equipment ...

Romanian born Nina Pal completed a degree in food technology in her native country but after moving ...

Our University Centre Wigan & Leigh College’s first cohort of Nuclear Technician Higher Level Appr...

The exceptional achievement of Aaron Wilson was celebrated today as he was awarded the prestigious B...

An online exhibition showcasing some incredible work from our talented students. ...

English and Maths GCSE student Shelley Darbyshire is supporting her three sons through their studies...

Wigan & Leigh College University Centre has seen an impressive return of top grades for its final ye...

Students and staff at Wigan & Leigh College are today celebrating after they have achieved an outsta...

Three talented University Centre Wigan & Leigh College students have been awarded coveted civil engi...

Course Leader for Foundation Degree Sports Coaching (FdSc), Rebecca Turley has received the status o...

Leigh College is delighted to announce its brand new Digital Skills Academy is now open in time for ...

Lee Caton achieved a First in his BEng (Hons) Mechanical & Manufacturing (Top-up) and has now progre...

Former Governor Awarded MBE in Queens Birthday Honours List 2020...

Wigan & Leigh College has confirmed that it has been successful in becoming the preferred provider t...

Leigh College’s new Digital Skills Academy is up and running with this year’s students benefitti...

The first cohort from the Pre-Degree Nursing Students Programme all finished college with the highes...

This year alone has seen an impressive five students, who study at Leigh College, called up for inte...

College student, Harvey Ridings has been selected for England’s long list for the 2022 Birmingham ...

Uninterrupted learning continues in our photography department during lockdown...

A Level Professional Honours Programme students were provided with an amazing opportunity this week ...

Wigan & Leigh College has secured capital grant funding from the Department for Education to deliver...

As a Career Coach in a college, I hear more and more students talk about the opportunity to secure a...

First year students studying on the A Level Professional Honours Programme heard from a wide range o...

The current pandemic make these uncertain times. There are industries that have been impacted, some...

Katie Macpherson has triumphed over thousands of entries to win the UNiDAYS fashion competition in c...

A Level Professional Honours Programme students heard from Lord David Blunkett in the latest of a se...

The sports department at Leigh College hosted an exciting day long sports careers event for its stud...

Alumni, Maria Babu is now in her first year at The University of Central Lancashire and is really en...

Applying for an apprenticeship or first job in your chosen industry will be a significant point in y...

A Level Professional Honours Programme students had the unique opportunity to hear from two high pro...

We were delighted to achieve an impressive set of results in the annual Best Companies to Work For a...

Health & Social Care Lecturer, Tim Ablett has been using his skills and knowledge to do his bit in t...

The School for the Arts End of Year Show is now available to view...

Selected from thousands of nominations, our Sports Department has been honoured as one of 102 Pearso...

Students have celebrated receiving top marks after completing their engineering degrees at the Unive...

Students and staff at Wigan & Leigh College are today celebrating after they have achieved once agai...

Satisfaction with high quality local degree provision at Wigan & Leigh College University Centre has...

It’s the start of a new term. Whether you are a returning student or a new student coming into co...

Art and Design students from Wigan & Leigh College have impressed judges to reach the final of the E...

Kimberley is now in the final year of her BA (Hons) Creative Practitioner (Graphics) course having p...

As you enter Year 2 of your Level 3 qualification you will be starting to finalise your plans for wh...

Wigan & Leigh College has joined a national initiative to help its staff support and connect with lo...

What appealed to me about studying A Levels at this college compared to others were the small class ...

Level 3 Photography students Leah Farrimond and Phoebe Burns received excellent feedback for their p...

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham visited students at the College on Friday last week....

A 16 strong group of Level 2 and Level 3 Chef students have enjoyed their work experience opportunit...

Plastering apprentice Sam Dean has won the gold medal at the national finals of WorldSkills UK....

WIGAN & LEIGH COLLEGE APPROVED AS PART OF THE GREATER MANCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY...

Thechoices for what to study can be quite overwhelming when coming into collegecompared to choosing ...

Working as a Career Coach in a college, more and more students talk about the opportunity to secure ...

As we finally start to move tentatively on from Covid times, it’s important to have a clear idea w...

Wigan & Leigh College has been shortlisted for two awards at the prestigious Educate North Awards 20...

A mixture of T Level (Early Years and Teaching & Education), Teaching Assistant learners and a staff...

We know the stereotype that all young people spend all day on social media… but actually more and ...

Our students performed strongly at the Greater Manchester Colleges’ Group (GMCG) Skills Competitio...

Applying for an apprenticeship or you first job in your chosen industry will be a significant point ...

A Career in Education? Gain Your Qualification Locally ...

Our HE Mechanical Engineering Lecturer, Nic Gaskell provided a fantastic key note speech to close ou...

Centre for Advanced Technical Studies had its grand opening on Thursday 16th June, celebrating two y...

BEng (Hons) Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Top-up degree three students achieved a first c...

The summer break is here and a great time to recharge your batteries for your next steps, whether th...

Satisfaction with high quality local degree provision at the University Centre Wigan & Leigh College...

Hi, I’m Leah, a recent graduate from the University Centre Wigan & Leigh College. ...

Do you dream of going to university but don't have the qualifications you need? Then an Access to HE...

If you are thinking about applying to university now is the time for action...

Career Coach is an excellent tool to conduct research and plan career and education pathways....

Our HND Travel & Tourism Management second year students had the great opportunity of meeting owner ...

Enjoy your Christmas Break and be prepared for the start of the New Year 2023The two-week Christmas ...

University Centre Wigan & Leigh College celebrated their achievements at the annual Higher Education...

Wigan & Leigh College, Wigan Council and Kraft Heinz are working together to help boost career oppor...

A new multi-million-pound technical education institute in Greater Manchester will open to students ...

Level 3 Photography student, Megan Causey won a national competition enabling her to gain a unique e...

Wigan & Leigh College is delighted to have been awarded approved provider status with the National S...

Our Music students hosted a charity concert to raise funds for the Wigan Warriors Community Foundati...

Wigan & Leigh College and Kraft Heinz’s new partnership has created a bespoke training programme t...

Level 3 Professional Cookery student, Marley Rimmer is flying out to Venice, Italy on May 4th to com...

Our Vice Principal, Louise Brown has won the prestigious Leader of the Year Award at the Greater Man...

Our Performing Arts students are soon to benefit from a new industry standard facility from Septembe...

Wigan & Leigh College Men's and Women's football teams have come top of the table in their respecti...

Cailey Miller is arguably one of the borough’s most impressive young individuals....

Engineering students studying at Wigan & Leigh College University Centre have once again achieved an...

We hosted our Apprenticeship Awards on Monday 3 July. The lavish event, staged at The Edge, Wigan wa...

The built environment industry has today reached a major milestone with 200 companies leading the wa...

Following the return of pre-COVID grading students at Wigan and Leigh College have been nervously wa...

Our first cohort of students to complete their T Level courses celebrated this week as collectively ...

Students from disadvantaged areas across the region will have the opportunity to experience a trip o...

The annual National Student Survey (NSS) results have been released and the University Centre Wigan ...

Anchor institutions in Wigan have today (17 October) signed a civic agreement with Edge Hill Univers...

Two Higher Education students studying at our University Centre have been awarded Sellafield Ltd Deg...

We have been chosen as one of the nine venues across Greater Manchester to host the prestigious Worl...

Wigan & Leigh College successfully hosted seven of the WorldSkills UK National Finals last week....

Two Wigan & Leigh College students have won bronze medals at the Worldskills UK National Finals....

Are you a caring person who is passionate about wanting to make a different to the lives of children...

Students studying on degree level courses at the University Centre Wigan & Leigh College celebrated ...

The University Centre Wigan & Leigh College has been awarded ‘Silver’ in the latest Teaching Exc...

England Rugby League Head Coach, Shaun Wane visited our Men’s Rugby team to present each player wi...

Last week, our Women’s Football Team celebrated their fourth win this season, beating Bolton Sixth...

Wigan & Leigh College held its Apprenticeship Awards on Tuesday 13th February.The lavish event, stag...

Level 3 Sport Science student, Thomas Morrissey, speaks of his illustrious year so far as an Olympic...

We hosted an inspiring International Women’s Day Question Time Event which provided the perfect pl...

Manchester United Girl’s Academy Footballer tells of prolific season ...

Degree Apprentice, Cailey Miller has scooped two prestigious awards at the National Skills Academy f...

The awards evening, which was held at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester, on 18th April was a celebratio...

We are delighted to have received two engineering accolades that shines a light on both our higher e...

Wigan & Leigh College held successful talks with award-winning built environment consultancy, Hoare ...

100 per cent of students at the University Centre Wigan & Leigh College say that teaching staff are ...

Engineering student, Moneka Duffy from the University Centre Wigan & Leigh College has been recognis...

Wigan & Leigh College, Wigan Council and the borough’s Residential Children’s Care providers hav...

Chris Kennedy swapped careers from working on a building site to a care role in children’s homes, ...

Our A level and T level students have delivered yet another outstanding and record-breaking set of r...

Our Sports Lecturer, Katie Chapman has been accepted on to the WorldSkills UK Endorsed Trainer Progr...

Luke Johnson is now Head Chef at 5* restaurant with rooms, Quite Simply French....

Rhianna met Deborah Wright on the Access to Higher Education Diploma - Health course at Wigan & Leig...

Ann has served on the college’s Governing Board since 2011 during which time she has led a variety...