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Wigan & Leigh College has been leading the way since 1857 in providing you with quality education and training.This has been achieved through exceptional teaching, support and guidance over an extensive range of academic, technical, vocational and apprenticeship courses.
We provide a wide range of courses and offer excellent progression routes preparing you for your future career.
“We believe that outstanding futures are created at Wigan & Leigh College"
Anna Dawe | Principal
The Government has declared 2018 the Year of Engineering and engineers are in high demand across the UK.The engineering sector reports evidence of skills shortages for employers in key UK engineering sectors including aerospace, telecoms, rail, power, nuclear, chemical, civil and defence.
Wigan & Leigh College has a long-standing history and reputation for providing excellence in engineering and manufacturing and is committed to training highly skilled engineers of the future.
The College specialises in intelligent engineering including mechatronics, robotics, automation and autonomous vehicles, as well as the development and evolution of hybrid technologies.
Our established Centre of Excellence has been raising aspirations in Creative Arts through outstanding teaching and state of the art facilities. We offer a wide range of courses up to degree level for careers in Creative Direction & Design, Fine Art, Music, TV & Radio, Photography, Broadcasting, Education (Arts), Illustration, Journalism and PR (Public Relations).
The creative sector offers a diverse range of careers from illustrator, artist or graphic designer to jewellery designer, printer and photographer with an increased demand for those with new technology skills. Over 44% of those who work in creative roles are self-employed.
A junior graphic designer can expect to earn up to £19,000, with experience this may rise to £35,000. An experienced textile designer, Illustrator and jewellery designer could earn £28,000 on average. .
Our established Centre of Excellence is focused on raising aspirations in Health & Social Care and delivers courses up to degree level including Apprenticeships for careers in Counselling, Medicine, Midwifery. Nursing, Paramedic and Social Work.
According to Health Education England, health workers are in high demand, in particular nurses, therapists, midwives and paramedics. The NHS needs to recruit 190,000 more staff by 2027 to meet the demands of a growing and ageing population.
Starting salaries for paramedics and nurses range from £22,000 to £29,000. With experience and seniority, salaries rise from £31,000 to £69,000.
Our Sporting Centre of Excellence, situated on Leigh Sports Village, delivers courses up to degree level for Careers in Sports Development, Sports Coaching, Teaching in Sport, Exercise and Fitness Instructing, Leisure Management Exercise, Health & Fitness.
Around 371,800 people work in the sport industry in 176,000 businesses throughout the UK. There are a wide range of careers as well as sporting professionals, including personal trainers, sports coaches and sports scientists.
The typical salary for senior coaches, employed by National Governing Bodies or professional sports clubs, ranges from £30,000 to £35,000. Exercise physiologists employed in the sports sector may earn between £18,000 and £35,000. And for those in high-profile sport science, salaries can exceed £60,000 and may reach up to £100,000.
Catering students from the College baked some magnificent cakes for NHS staff across the borough to celebrate ’70 Years of Nursing’.
The Royal College of Nursing will officially recognise Nurses’ Day on 12th May and NHS staff have been running a series of celebrations to mark the event which coincides with famous British nurse Florence Nightingale’s birthday.
Wigan & Leigh College have been offering free English and maths classes for NHS staff for the past two years.
The course is open for all NHS staff who might not have the appropriate level of numeracy or literacy which they need to progress in their career.
After our College celebrated 70 years of delivering higher education, the University Centre was officially launched in 2017. The first graduation in the newly launched University Centre was held in October 2017. Students studying on degree courses celebrated their achievements at this prestigious event.
A group of students and apprentices from met his Royal Highness Prince Andrew, Duke of York on Friday 27th April 2018.The VIP event was held at The Turnpike in Leigh to celebrate their achievements in the Duke of York inspiring Digital Enterprise Award (iDEA).
We won the accolade of Further Education College of the Year at the Educate North Awards.
The prestigious awards event held on 26th
April at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel in Manchester, recognised best
practice and excellence in the education sector in the North.
Former professional cookery student, Oliver Mather has made it to the 2018 North West Young Chef of the Year final.
Come along to our Adult Advice & Enrolment Event on Tuesday 26th June 2018
Jack Reynolds is currently on our A Level Professional Honours Programme on the Engineering pathway. He has recently received multiple offers from top universities including a BSc (Hons) Chemical Engineering at Lancaster University.
Gaining work experience within Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has been a valuable addition for ambitious Molly's university applications.
Former Albany Academy student has high hopes for an established career within the medical industry.
Megan completed her Level 3 Extended Diploma in Fashion & Clothing with Distinction*| Distinction*| Distinction and progressed on to study Fashion at UCLan.
The ambitious engineer has won numerous awards for engineering and recently was awarded National Apprentice of the Year at a prestigious ceremony at Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
Tom Davies studied his Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport at Leigh College and is now a player for Wigan Warriors First Team.
Emily achieved the highest grades possible on her Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health & Social Care and is now embarking on a career as a midwife.
Former Rivington & Blackrod student Daniel achieved Distinction*| Distinction*| Distinction in his Level 3 Extended Diploma in Civil Engineering.
