Computing Access to Higher Education - Level 3
Start Date: 13th September 2027
- Length 1 year
- Study Full-Time
- Location Rye Hill Campus
- Price Cat C: £5,000, Advanced Learner Loan: ££5,000 Course Cost Categories
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Digital technologies play a vital role in the way we live and work, with exciting career opportunities across a wide range of industries.
If you're looking to progress to university and build a future in the fast-moving world of IT, this Access to HE course will help you take the next step.
You'll explore a range of key topics, including programming, networking, cyber security, software applications and the role of IT professionals in modern organisations. Alongside your technical studies, you'll develop essential academic skills in research, writing and analysis, helping you prepare for the demands of higher education.
You'll be taught by industry-experienced tutors who will bring learning to life through their expertise and insight into the sector. You'll also have the opportunity to complete CISCO courses, allowing you to gain additional industry-recognised qualifications and enhance your future progression opportunities.
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Meet our staff and students
Murray Lambert
Programme Lead - Computing"I enjoy delivering technical modules with a practical outcome. I get to use my experience working on industry projects to help students develop their skills in 3D modelling, texturing and animation. It's very rewarding to see students bring their own ideas to life, from a simple concept all the way to a character they can move around in a game."
Honey Dayani
BSc (Hons) Computing (Top-Up)As an international student, my experience at Newcastle College University Centre has been enriching and fulfilling. Everyone I’ve met at the University Centre, staff and student, have been welcoming and supportive, providing any resources and assistance I needed to help me adjust to life in the UK and thrive academically.
Ted Cairns Fuller
BSc (Hons) Networking and Cyber Security (Top-Up)"I feel like my degree has taught me a good amount of everything. I appreciate that it doesn’t restrict me into a particular pathway within the cybersecurity sector, so I can try everything to feel out areas which I feel gel the most with me."
Lucy Hall
Level 4 FdSc Networking and Cyber Security"When I first started researching courses at Newcastle College University Centre, I realised the course here was a lot better than the alternatives I could have studied at a different university. Although I did have a look at another university before enrolling at the University Centre, for me, the facilities here are much better, especially for my course. There are also the much smaller class sizes at Newcastle College University Centre to consider, since they allow me to have regular and effective one-to-ones with my tutors, which is obviously a lot better! ."
Kevin Howell
HNC Information Technology (Part-Time)"I chose Newcastle College because it offered exactly what I needed at the time: part-time, flexible study while I worked full-time. The College had the best technology facilities in the region when I joined in 1992, and the IT course was directly aligned with what employers were looking for."
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