The Oxford and County Business College has been part of the Oxford landscape since 1936. It has a reputation for training young people in secretarial and basic business skills to the highest standards in a stimulating but secure environment.
The classrooms are in the College's main building in historic St Giles, just minutes from the centre of Oxford.
The progress of each student is closely monitored and the Principal and staff are accessible to discuss individual concerns with students.
The College endeavours to give special attention to the younger students, to those whose parents are overseas and to those for whom this may be their first time away from home.
Our courses appeal to a wide cross section of young people. We offer one-year business or secretarial courses for those who wish to make a career in business or commerce, or perhaps progress to professional qualifications. Alternatively, for those who are taking a Gap year, or who have just graduated from University, we offer short, intensive courses of one or two terms. On these courses students learn basic office skills in the shortest possible time, thus enabling them to maximise their potential in the employment market.
As most of the courses are vocationally targeted the College places a great deal of emphasis on career planning and ensuring graduates are fully equipped to find suitable employment at the end of their courses. Students are given work experience opportunities and training is given in the preparation of curriculum vitae and interview techniques. The College works closely with those agencies which have a specialist section dealing with college leavers and several major organisations come to the College to recruit direct. The Principal reserves time to discuss employment opportunities with each student individually.
OCBC graduates are in high demand amongst employers and are to be found in fields of activity from publishing to banking, television to tourism, advertising to recruitment.
