South Buckinghamshire’s specialist vocational, further, higher education and professional development provider.

Students of all ages and backgrounds study with us each year and we offer business training to companies throughout Buckinghamshire and the Thames Valley.

At Amersham & Wycombe College you can study a variety of courses from pre-GCSE to professional development and foundation degrees in areas such as:

• Hair & Beauty
• Engineering & Construction
• Creative Industries
• Leisure & Service Industries
• Apprenticeships
• Business
• Computing
• Performing Arts
• Art & Design

Vocational courses are designed to meet the needs of employers to increase your employability upon completing your qualification.  No matter which level you are starting from, Amersham & Wycombe College will have a course to suit you. See the Courses section for more information.

The College, founded in 1972, has five campuses in Amersham, High Wycombe and Chesham. Each campus has specialist, industry-standard facilities to support you in gaining valuable knowledge and experience to take with you into the workplace. Facilities include:

• An environmental energy centre
• A fully equipped and functioning theatre
• Specialist construction workshops
• Recording (TV and Radio) studios
• A beauty spa

Amersham & Wycombe is a Founder College of the National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural. As part of a network of 20 Further Education Colleges across England we seek to create strong links with local and national industry partners to give our students an authentic learning environment.

The National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural operates as an industry-led membership organisation.  Its main aim is to develop the delivery of industry-approved standards, training and related skills through a network of creative and cultural employers and education and training providers.

From its main business of teaching has sprung a vibrant extra curricular scene including the Theatre on the Hill, which runs several professional standard musicals every academic year, Sham Records, the College’s own record label which releases the music students’ work and the fully functioning beauty salon in Flackwell Heath.

See The Hub section of the website for more details.