Wireless communication apparatus for selecting an access method and corresponding wireless communication method

A wireless communication apparatus includes a wireless communication unit configured to conduct wireless communication by selecting one wireless scheme among a plurality of wireless schemes capable of conducting wireless communication, a storage which stores information obtained by classifying the plurality of wireless schemes into a plurality of classes, based on priorities set to the plurality of wireless schemes in accordance with at least one parameter, and a selector which selects one wireless scheme by which the wireless communication unit conducts wireless communication, based on classes stored in the storage.