Newcastle College Accommodation

Casita offers off-campus Newcastle College student accommodation options and other Newcastle student halls. All student houses near the college have different room types and various facilities and services. The room types include Studios, Ensuites, and flats. The facilities and services have Wi-Fi, all-bills inclusive, on-site laundry, communal spaces, bike storage, and 24/7 Security and CCTV.

Why Study at Newcastle College?

Newcastle College is considered to be the largest college in the North East of England, with over 16,000 students. It specializes in vocational education. It offers a wide range of training and development programmes ranging from entry-level qualifications to a Masters Degree. In 2017, Newcastle College's Transport Academy won the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education. The College has been recognised for its commitment to vocational education and industry collaboration at the Educate the North Awards. It has been awarded a TEF Silver rating in the government's new teaching excellence framework for higher education. 

Newcastle College is a part of NCG, which has been awarded Taught Degree Awarding Powers (TDAP), and it is the first FE institution in the UK to develop and award its own Honours and Masters Degrees. It has been awarded the coveted title of "Best Support for Learners" at the 2017 Times Educational Supplement (TES) Further Education Awards as well. It has a Silver status from EcoCampus, the leading environmental management system and award scheme for the higher and further education sectors, for striving to measure, reduce, and manage carbon emissions across its own operations. Newcastle College's Student Services department holds the Matrix Award for its highly motivated staff and commitment to equal opportunities. 

Departments and Divisions

Newcastle offers courses to school leavers, adults, university centres, and apprenticeships in a wide range of subjects. The courses offered by Newcastle College include Access to Further Education, Aviation, Apprenticeships, Art and Design, Automotive, Business and Retail, Childcare, Computing, Construction, Design & Manufacturing Engineering, Digital Arts, Hair and Beauty, Health and Care, Hospitality and Food, Law, Policing and Protective Services, Learning for Life, Music, Performance & Production Arts, Rail & Civil Engineering, Renewable and Subsea, Science, Sport, Travel and Tourism, Welding and Fabrication, Speaking English, and more. 

Facilities and Resources 

The 2018 Newcastle College Ofsted report labelled the facilities as high quality. The facilities include The Retreat, a Performance Academy, the Mandela Building which is a centre for creativity and innovation, Science and Engineering specialist workshops and laboratories, an Aviation Academy, the Energy Academy which is a training facility for the energy sector, the Parsons Building, a Construction Technical Academy, a Lifestyle Academy, Chefs’ Academy, the Rail Academy which is a facility for rail engineering, and a Sports Injury Clinic for treating a variety of injury conditions. 

Nearby Universities

One of the universities that are located nearby Newcastle College is Northumbria University.