Welcome to West Coast College (WCC)

We are a dynamic entity with a proud history. Established in 1995, the West Coast College (WCC) is an excellent academic institution that makes distinctive contributions to society in teaching and knowledge transfer.

As a fine academic institution, WCC honours its traditional promise to uphold the scholarly values of intellectual freedom, honesty, openness and rigour.

As a fine teaching institution, WCC aims to attract the multi-skilled student cohorts from the widest range of backgrounds, offering an outstanding educational experience.

As an institution that continuously contributes to the society, WCC declares its intention to make student learning and external engagement serve public ends. This includes producing graduates prepared for responsibility, and promoting inquiry and open debate based on evidence and reason.

As an internationally engaged institution, WCC undertakes to work with overseas colleagues and students to meet global challenges with intelligence, ingenuity and respect for humanity.

As an institution with a strong sense of place , WCC reaffirms the unique virtues of its campus locale, where face-to-face teaching remains the norm, where scholars gather from across the globe, and where learning communities embrace evolving technologies. This is a place where great scholars lead talented students to open their minds, share wisdom and face the great unknowns: a place where each new generation can define a future that it values.

WCC must be attuned to shifts in national policy settings and international standards, the emergence of rankings, new market conditions and new players in higher education....

WCC 's future will depend on its ability to combine a 'triple helix' of academic programmes. WCC will be an institution that excels not just at teaching and delivering courses, but in bringing ideas to life and making knowledge work for its students, staff and a broader public.

Our graduates are rated as of the highest practical value to employers. While pursuing academic excellence, we will continue to design and deliver application-oriented education and training programmes, and provide consultancy services to support the development of business and industry.