Amersham & Wycombe College
| Type | Further education college |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Gill Clipson |
| Location | Stanley Hill Amersham Buckinghamshire HP7 9HN England  |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Website | Amersham & Wycombe College |
Amersham & Wycombe College is a further education college situated in Buckinghamshire, England. The college consists of three campuses; the primary site being located in Amersham, with two smaller additional campuses located in neighbouring towns of High Wycombe and Chesham.
A training centre also operates in the High Wycombe suburb of Cressex, along with a teaching centre running under leadership of the college in High Wycombe town centre for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages).
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Amersham & Wycombe College solely consists of three sites; the main campus being located just off Stanley Hill in Amersham. The campus at Amersham consists of a large building structure constructed in the late 1960s, adjacent to Amersham School, a local state-run secondary school. Here, a range of full-time courses such as AS/A Levels, BTEC National Diplomas and NVQs are on offer to potential students. Two smaller campuses are located in nearby Buckinghamshire towns of High Wycombe and Chesham.
The High Wycombe campus is located in the village of Flackwell Heath, while the Chesham campus is situated just northwards of the town centre, near the road towards Berkhamsted.
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Amersham & Wycombe College is currently made up of over 2,000 full-time and over 5,000 part-time students, making it one of the largest educational institutions in the county of Buckinghamshire.
The college has also been selected as one of the 20 Founder Colleges of the Creative and Cultural Skills Academy. Amersham & Wycombe College is also in partnership with Buckinghamshire New University, National Enterprise Academy, BPEC, Skills Funding Agency and University of Westminster, amongst other well-established organisations, employers and educational institutions.
Amersham & Wycombe College is affiliated to the National Union of Students (NUS). Upon enrolment at the college, all students are entitled to join the NUS.
As of 2010, the college also operates free buses in an around Amersham and High Wycombe to college students, as well as additional services to neighbouring towns such as Princes Risborough, Berkhamsted, Chesham and Hemel Hempstead.
The college also runs its own record label, known as SHAM Records, as well as a theatre named The Theatre On The Hill (located within the Amersham Campus), as well as a TV show called Amersham & Wycombe TV.
