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We offer hundreds of courses at our four campuses across the city: Arundel, Highbury, North Harbour and Sixth Form. You can choose from A Levels, T Levels, vocational diplomas, apprenticeships or higher education qualifications. Apply now for our 2024/25 courses and find your brilliance!

Explore our bursting curriculum

Here at City of Portsmouth College, we have hundreds of courses to choose from, suited to all ages and stages. We offer School Leaver, Adult Learner, part-time and Leisure courses, so you’ll be able to find something that suits you! Browse through our selection of courses below, or better yet come along to one of our Open Events to check out the College and experience our subjects in action.

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Learning opportunities for everyone. Further your skills, explore new hobbies or take a new career direction. Community courses

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Event 12-06-2024

Join us for Creative Festival 2024

Come and join us on June 12 for all things creative at City of Portsmouth College! Our talented students will be showcasing their talents in subjects ranging from music performance to catering.

City of Portsmouth College students seen with their French counterparts

NEWS 22-05-2024

D-Day honour for Travel & Tourism students

Our Travel & Tourism students witnessed a historic event when they were invited along to the Flamme de la Liberté welcome ceremony at Portsmouth International Port. The flame of the French nation travelled through Portsmouth on its way to Arlington Cemetery in the US to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.

Learning from each other, City of Portsmouth College and the Royal Maritime and New Place hotels

NEWS 21-05-2024

Checking in for collaborative learning

Students and staff teamed up with key personnel from the Royal Maritime and New Place hotels in an important new collaboration. The group looked at opportunities for collaboration in a mutually beneficial way, breaking the stigma of work experience and helping shape the workforce of the future.

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Katy Quinn, principal at City of Portsmouth College in the studio at Express FM

Katy's voice

Principal Katy Quinn popped into Express FM to talk about all things COPC. She was a guest on Dave Joyce's drive time show, where she chatted about our range of courses, our fantastic lecturers, and our forthcoming Open Event.

With GCSEs rapidly approaching, she's also written a blog for parents and carers about the importance of choice, the love of learning and the trials and tribulations of the dreaded revision time.

Listen to the podcast here Katy's blog – choice matters