The college offers a broad curriculum to over 4,000 learners as the island's major provider of further and higher education.[1] It offers a selection of vocational courses, apprenticeships and higher education including provision for adult education and those with learning difficulties or disabilities through the Pathways Centre, which opened in 2015.[2][3] Courses are also available for international students.[4]
Between 2010 and 2015, a sixth form provision was part of the college before being phased out.[5]
In 2017, the college opened its new £12m specialist centre for engineering, the Centre of Excellence for Composites, Marine and Advanced Manufacturing (CECAMM).[6]
In 2021, following over 15 years of offering higher education, the college was awarded university centre status by the Department of Education under the title of University Centre Isle of Wight.[7]
Campus facilities include the Learning Resources Centre, childcare provision, a gym, a dance studio and a coffee shop.
The main campus is sited in a central location on the outskirts of Newport, the county town of the Isle of Wight and the island's principal retail centre. A secondary campus, the Centre of Excellence for Composites, Marine and Advanced Manufacturing (CECAMM), is located in Whippingham.
