Support during your course

Our friendly and supportive staff will help you to build your confidence and achieve your aims. You will have a personal tutor that will meet with you regularly to discuss your progress.

If you have learning difficulties or disabilities please talk to the Student Services team, so that the appropriate support can be arranged. If you have a specific learning difficulty (dyslexia, dyspraxia etc) or other disability for which you may need special support, please contact the Additional Support Manager on 01793 732857.

Our Student Services team can also help you with:

• Money matters
• Childcare
• Transport
• Counselling
• Career planning

New College has a Student union that arranges trips, charity events and parties. It also represents students on many important College committees.

All our buildings and facilities are available to all students – we have various resources to improve accessibility, including reserved parking and lifts to all areas. Details can be found in our Accessibility Statement.

Success rates

Success rates for 2008/9 completion

The figures below are averaged across all seven degree programmes. (They do not include Computer Systems Management as this is a new programme)

Retention

95%

Achievement

94%

Success Rate

89%*

Success Rate (for 2 year foundation programmes only)

84%

*Five of the seven programmes achieved a 100% success rate

Explanatory note:

Retention - this means the percentage of those students commencing a programme who completed it at the expected finish date

Achievement - this means the percentage of those students completing the programme who successfully passed all elements of assessment

Success rate - this means the percentage of all students commencing a programme who successfully passed all elements of assessment i.e. includes non-completers