Wigan and Leigh plans expansion

The Wigan and Leigh College India (WLCI), the Indian arm of Wigan and Leigh, UK, is in an expansion mode.

The college will be setting up campuses in Kathmandu, Dhaka, Colombo and Dubai. The college will also be setting up 13 admission offices across India with centres in Kota, Udaipur, Agra, Noida, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Dehradun, Dodha, Rajouri, Anantnag, Baramulla and Leh.

The Indian offices will be set up to guide and counsel students who seek admissions in the courses offered by WLCI. The college, set up in 1996 with an initial capital of Rs 5 crore, already has 15 campuses across the country

"The main purpose of these admission centres is to ease the burden of potential students from travelling to a particular campus for admission. Students can enroll themselves in these offices for entrance test and admission process. Once selected, they may select any of the 15 locations for their studies," says Vinay Pasricha, Chairman, WLCI.

With an alumni base of more than 10,000 students and over 2,500 students currently pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate professional coursesfrom WLCI, the college plans to launch courses in retail, banking, hospital administration and insurance operations at the graduate and post graduate level, this year. Most courses at WLCI are industry-led which help the students'learn and apply'.

Spreading wings

Will set up campuses in Kathmandu, Dhaka, Colombo and Dubai.

Set up 13 admission offices across India

Launch courses in retail, banking and insurance