Welcome to City of Portsmouth College

With 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.

NEW Adult Learner Prospectus!

Order a copy of our brand new 2024-25 prospectus or get your digital download, and see which course captures your attention, you'll be spoilt for choice!

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So full of brilliant courses we’re fit to BURST!

You’ll be amazed at our range of academic, technical and vocational options. With more opportunities than ever before, which one will you choose?

Find your brilliance

Higher Technical Qualifications

A Higher Technical Qualification (HTQ) can help you gain the skills you need for a specialist technical job.

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T Levels - see our exciting new range

The technical courses that offer the best of both worlds, where theory meets practice!

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Come and work for us!

We're growing so there are lots of opportunities for teaching and support staff. If you have the enthusiasm, drive and ability to inspire students and really make a difference to their lives, we'd love to hear from you!

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One college, four campuses

Shaping our city’s future by unlocking the potential of its learners.

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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Community courses

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

Join our dedicated Sixth Form campus and choose from a wide variety of vocational and academic courses to create your perfect timetable. Our Sixth Form
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Student support

Whether you need advice with travel, finances or even health and wellbeing, we have the resources on hand to help. Student support
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Work for us

If you are looking for a vibrant and rewarding career, City of Portsmouth College is the place for you. Work for us

News & Events

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Mat Phelps, left, and Simon Brodkin, right, with this year's Employer of the Year, Jubb Consulting Engineers

NEWS 16-07-2024

Business awards raise £7000 for Heartbeat charity

We joined around 400 of the region's leading businesspeople for the annual Central South Business Awards ceremony, which raised more than £7,000 for the charity Heartbeat. TV star and comedian Simon Brodkin (better known as prankster Lee Nelson) hosted the glittering charity event held at Southampton’s Leonardo Grand Harbour Hotel.

Business awards raise £7000 for Heartbeat charity

NEWS 16-07-2024

Pedal power!

A big well done to two groups of our Foundation Prospects students, who raced away with the Pompey Pedals fundraising event. They set out to raise £100 by completing 50 miles of cycling and walking – but managed to clock up 60 miles and raise a whopping £425.30!

Pedal power!
Our rising culinary stars shine

NEWS 16-07-2024

Rising culinary stars shine in intercollege contest

Our catering students really shone when they faced competition from Southampton, Eastleigh, Fareham, Swindon and Basingstoke in an intercollege contest. They competed in a series of categories including knife skills, fresh pasta, rice, street food and New Forest strawberries & pancakes.

Rising culinary stars shine in intercollege contest
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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 and our fantastic lecturers.

With exam season drawing to a close, her latest blog talks about next steps, and why venturing into further education is not as complicated at it may seem.

Listen to the podcast here Katy's blog – next steps

Courses trending now

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Vocational

Level 5 Diploma in Education & Training

Vocational

Level 2 UAL Diploma in Art & Design

Vocational

Level 3 BTEC National Extended Diploma in Travel & Tourism

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Apprenticeships in focus

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Apprenticeships

Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard in Bricklaying

Apprenticeships

Level 3 Gas Engineering Operative Apprenticeship Standard

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Tell us who you are

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School leavers

For you if you're aged 16-18 and have just done your GCSEs School leavers
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Adults

For you if you're aged 19 or over and looking to further your education Adults
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Employers

For you if you're looking to grow your business or develop the people in it Employers
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Global

For you if you're an international student looking to broaden your horizons Global
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