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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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Adult learners talking while at computers at the COPC Arundel Campus

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

Three students looking at a friends phone outside the entrance of the Sixth Form Campus

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

Student support staff sat helping female student

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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Group of Duke of Edinburgh silver award students in the New Forest

NEWS 03-09-2024

Intrepid students en route to silver awards

Congratulations to a group of seven intrepid students who’ve recently completed their Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award assessed expedition. They successfully navigated three days and two nights of camping in the New Forest, walking a route they planned themselves and remaining self-sufficient throughout.

NEWS 03-09-2024

The Victorious report - by student Hayden Smith

Our roving reporter, second year digital media student Hayden Smith, created an in-depth review of this much-loved festival after being one of fourteen music, photography and journalism students to be treated to free tickets for the whole weekend event.

Highbury Campus reception on Level 2 results day

NEWS 22-08-2024

Level 2 students fly high

More than 300 students are today celebrating success in their Level 2 programmes with another bumper day of results for the College. A 100 per cent pass rate was seen in 23 subjects as diverse as plumbing, sport, early years, art & design and barbering.

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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