OCVC is a multi-campus college in , . It was created in 2003 as a result of the merger between College of Further Education, North Oxfordshire College in and Rycotewood College in . Rycotewood was relocated to Oxford and the college changed to its current name in 2005 due to the new opening of a new campus in Bicester.OCVC caters for students studying a very wide variety of subjects, and at many different ages. Much of the provision is, but the college also provides (in partnership with , , and ), modern apprenticeships, community evening classes and a course for foreign students (known as ISP, the International Study Programme) preparing them for higher education in the UK.