Key Facts
- We have over 20,000 students and 1,500 employees.
- We work directly with over 1,000 businesses and train the future workforce for thousands more.
- We are the largest college in the North East and have the widest range of further education courses and Apprenticeship Frameworks to meet the needs of local employers.
- National school and college tables have ranked Newcastle College as the best performing general FE college for 16-18 year olds for the last three years in a row.
- We are a Beacon college – one of only a few colleges in the country to have been awarded this status
- We offer Foundation, Honours and Postgraduate Degrees
- We are one of the first colleges in the UK to be awarded Foundation Degree Awarding Powers
- Our Student Services team is accredited for Matrix, the standard for Information, Advice and Guidance
- We recently opened the Energy Academy on the North Banks of the Tyne, which specialises in offshore, wind engineering and sustainable technologies
- We have an ongoing campus investment programme to create inspirational learning environments with cutting-edge facilities
- We have excellent links with employers
- We have the widest range of school leaver courses in the North East
- We offer over 200 part-time, evening, weekend and day-time courses for adult learners
- In 2012, Newcastle College became a hub for the Peter Jones Enterprise Academy
- We offer competitive tuition fees for higher education students
- 93% of HE students progress into employment and further study
- 97% of our HE students state that they receive high quality teaching and training
- We teach students from over 44 different countries across the world
- 92% of employers would recommend Newcastle College for training
- An OFSTED report in August 2012 confirmed.
“The College makes a significant contribution to improving the life chances of a large number of young people and adult learners as well as being a strong local catalyst for economic growth especially in key sectors like aviation and renewable energy.”
