Richmond upon Thames College

First let me just say this college is not safe whatsoever, In my 1 and only year attending that college someone got stabbed over his jacket, there was a bomb threat and a girl got kidnapped in the parking lot. Second of all the teachers are disgraceful, I wont say any names but I do not know where they found these teachers from. And lastly the Btec Courses are horrible, very unorganised and do not make any sense in terms of what and how they teach them. The College is also in a very awkward location to get to and from. Overall I do not recommend attending this course at all, Thank you Richmond College for wasting a year of my life. :)

My son enquired about joining this college for his 2nd year in May. Ashok Joshi, course leader asked to see his grades. Told him he would be in touch a bit nearer the time. 3 months on and numerous calls and emails finally get a response. My son was asked to come for enrolment, and was seen after an hour of waiting by Ashok and another teacher. He was then asked questions about the course, and when my son didn't know the answers, 1 of the teachers told him to just stop talking. Excuse me WHAT!! He wasn't offered a place and told my son they would think about it. Really? When enrolments has already started? Wasted our time. This could have been done 3 months ago. After reading the bad reviews of this college I'm seeing it as a blessing my son won't be attending. Poor communication, bad attitude of teachers. Feel free to contact me, I'd love to discuss this!!!

If I could give this College minus stars I would. I absolutely hated my time at this college. The pupils made my life hell and a special shout out to Sijul Miah. I could tell he severely disliked his job and this was reflected in the way he treated the teachers and the other students. Completely unprofessional, rude and disrespectful. I’m surprised he still has his job. No wonder all the best teachers left.

I went there yesterday with my parents....I mean say the first word is wow, I really like that college. The staffs are hearty welcome and really friendly and I'm really appreciated to start my new adventure in this September where I can meet my friends!

Great college with very good tutors that care about the wellbeing and progress of students. Made some cool friends while there.In my vfx course I got lots of resources and industry standard software for 3d modelling. My tutor was engaging and funny.

Actually thought this was a good place but nah first month stabbing later on bomb threat, security just picks on people idk who manages the time table but i hope you get starved to death too 45 mins aint enough time to go get food and come back on time and when im late i get threatened to be kicked out. My goddam course is now useless, i dont even have the appropriate teachers for it. this college acc needs to get sued

From reading some of the other reviews, it seems like everyone's experience was not the best which is unfortunate.

My review is based on my time here from 2014 to 2016.

Personally, it was the best.

I undertook a two year IT BTEC level 3 Extended Diploma. The support in all 18 of my modules was amazing. Teachers really cared about our learning and would be available to help whenever they could. This lead me to attain a distinction in all of my modules with an overall grade of D*D*D* (maximum).

The support did not end in the classroom, teachers were also happy to help with writing personal statements when applying to universities. I ended up getting an unconditional offer at Royal Holloway as well as a conditional offer at King's College London (which I took).

I'd like to thank Anna Birch, Martyn Broadhead, Maura Pope, Judy May, Anna O., and many others!

Special shout out to Anna Birch for reading my draft personal statements many many times.

As well as a special shout out to Martyn Broadhead who told me that he believed I could get a first at university very early on... I did end up getting a first at KCL with a 92 c-score (highest out of my year). So if you're reading this, you were right!

A very unsupportive and unhelpful college. My son studies there for a year, he did not get any help and support there. There was not enough information about his course and lessons were always being cancelled. He transferred to Kingston college and so far has been getting distinctions and a lot of support. Parents are kept well informed about how the children are getting on etc.