New City College, Hackney

This is the best college I have ever been to. If you are really serious about your future and are looking for a college to go to, then this is the place. All my teachers have been great.They are always available and will push you to finish the course with a good grade and a good attendance. Good attendance is a must. Do all your homeworks and read, read and read is a must. I am thankful that I am now going to university to study Adult nursing. I will never forget this College and my teachers. May God bless them all.

If you choose to study a free distance learning course, don't use this college as a funding provider. I signed up for a Level 2 course via Reed and used this college to cover the funding costs. I requested for extra time due to personal circumstances and was granted this by my tutor. Despite being given extra time, I had no idea how much I was entitled to (as normally when you study, you would be told this + given the new deadlines). I kept e-mailing my tutor about this issue and there was no response from them; it also didn't help that there was no phone number for the tutor. I also e-mailed the info team who kept saying they would follow up with my query, again no response. Because of my circumstances, I chose to quit the course.

The communication at NCC is abhorrent as everytime you have a query, you would be redirected to several departments who don't respond to you. As for the actual withdrawal of the course, this is also a difficult process as the student support team barely respond (and also have a phone number which is incorrect). You also have to pay withdrawal fees of over £100 if you don't finish the course. All this college cares about is making money off you.

FE college providing the unusual courses for a wide range of age groups. Nice campus with spacious court yard and lots of outdoor space for students. There is a staff car park and nursery on the premises.

I do not recommend this college because there is no communication between staff. example: it makes you absent even if you are in class, it gives you wrong information about exams.Definitely not recommend

DO NOT GO … teachers say rude and offensive words.. no support in the way you need. Some of the courses don’t teach everything in that course. You do amazing all year round when you make one little mistake they penalise you. Will NOT BE Send any of my children their absolute joke never again

This was the last day for me to work in a café now after 3 months in 2021. From next week, I will attend college as an ordinary.
Hackney Campus looked like high school to me.

Awful college, I've been contacting the college for the last 2 months in regards to a certificate related to my apprenticeship which they have not bothered responding to, I have been qualified for a long time now but unable to claim my card for my qualification as an electrician, not once has Penny from the construction department bothered responding, it is as though the college is completely out of touch with its students. The teachers were for 3 years consistently 1 hour late for lessons, and when they were present, they showed a lack of motivation to teach and frankly did not teach. Teaching requires passion, love and Hackney College has a lack of this.

Disorganised, unprofessional, unresponsive. Be mindful as you may waste a lot of your valuable time and money earning a simple qualification which shouldn't take nearly as long as it does for this institution. I am constantly chasing after staff to get a simple response. Sometimes I forget that I am the student as it feels like I am dealing with children rather than grown adults. It's impossible to even raise your concerns without staff members feeling instantly victimised and not taking any accountability for their responsibilities. Single handedly, the worst decision of my entire life was to study at this college. There are far better institutions which will more than likely offer the course that you are after.
It's unfortunate that I can't give a 0 star rating. The one star is for the security on campus, very vibrant, friendly and professional.