We have invested over £60 million in the last few years, updating and improving our classrooms, specialist facilities, and social spaces so that you can study in a top-class environment. We have well-equipped classrooms with the latest technology and specialist spaces, including workshops, garages, studios, media rooms, salons, kitchens, IT suites, labs, and more.
Uxbridge College, which merged with Harrow College on 1 August 2017 to become HCUC, is one of London's most successful colleges with consistently high success rates. To view our most recent performance tables, please click here:
Our students are at the heart of what we do, and our priority is to prepare them for a fantastic future to achieve their full potential. As a well-established and dependable college with consistent results, our diverse students thrive with the support and facilities we offer. They go on to great things, getting good jobs, and going on to university or further study. This year 832 students from our A-Level and vocational career-focused study programs progressed to university. Many went to their first-choice institution, plus there were several students with high tariff points who won places at Russell Group universities.
We are the only west London college to offer a full A-Level program with 14 subject choices on offer and many combinations available. New figures released by the government confirm we are the best College in London for 'Value Added' and one of the best colleges in the UK. the Department for Education (DfE), these figures and that 16-18-year-old students studying their A-levels at Uxbridge College are making better progress than at any other Sixth Form College in Hillingdon or Further Education College in London.
A highly qualified team teaches students studying A-Levels in our sixth form center, many with masters or research degrees, plus a wealth of industry experience. We also provide additional support for students planning to apply to Oxford and Cambridge and hope to study medicine or veterinary science.
This year's results were strong, with many students achieving high grades and offers at prestigious institutions. Click here to read more.
Our vocational courses are planned with employment in mind, and we help our students to become work-ready through high-quality work experience placements. We have links with local and national employers, enhancing the curriculum with employer-branded assignments, live briefs, on-site visits, workshops, and guest speakers from the industry.
Students study their primary qualifications alongside English and maths (at the appropriate level), employability skills, and topics to encourage their academic and personal development. Students progress onto higher-level courses, go on to university and into jobs after studying with us.
As the most extensive college provider of apprenticeships in west London, we have over 600 apprentices, and we offer apprenticeships in 20 industry sectors at levels 2-4. In 2016/17, our achievement rate was 79%, which is 10% higher than the national average of 69%, and the majority of our apprentices secure employment after completing their apprenticeship.
We actively work with over 400 national, regional and local employers, including levy and non-levy paying businesses, and have excellent links with a range of companies including British Airways, Menzies Aviation, Acer, Hale Hamilton (Valves) Ltd, Royal Opera House, Ultra Electronics and Balfour Beatty.
We deliver high-quality HNC and HND courses which build on existing knowledge and skills, so students can qualify after one or two years of study, which can be topped up for a degree. Our higher education courses were successfully reviewed in March 2017 by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, which safeguards standards and improves higher education quality in the UK. The review had confidence that our academic standards are reliable and meet UK requirements.
At Uxbridge College, students are at the heart of what we do - we create opportunities, create success, and create futures. We provide the skills you need to study higher education at College or university. Last year 833 students went to university – click here to find out what universities our students progressed.
Uxbridge College extends a warm welcome to everyone, regardless of background or starting point. We are fully committed to promoting, maintaining, and supporting equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work.
We aim to create an environment where all individuals, irrespective of gender, personal status, ethnic origin, religious belief, sexual orientation, disability, or age, have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and gain a feeling of self-esteem and respect for and from all others. The College does not tolerate inequality and discrimination, and we welcome opportunities to understand and celebrate our staff and students' diversity.
VIDEOS
