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Free English language support now offered

We now offer free English Language tuition to any of our overseas students who struggle with this aspect of their studies or who need to pass IELTS or Pearson tests to qualify for visa extensions or higher level programmes. Our English language department offers daytime and evening classes and the head of department is also available for one-to-one tuition if required.

New Management and Psychology degree

From January 2013 we will add a new course to our range of Heriot-Watt University bachelor's degree programmes in business which will allow students to combine new Psychology modules with existing Business modules and graduate with a BA in Management and Psychology. Details will follow soon on the 'Courses' pages of this website.

Heriot-Watt named Scottish University of the Year 2011/12

Our partner university, Heriot-Watt, has been named as Scottish University of the Year 2011/12 in the Sunday Times University Guide. The Award was made on the basis of Heriot-Watt's innovation, teaching excellence and research and the employability of its graduates. Alastair McCall, Editor of The Sunday Times University Guide said: 'The University has a fine record for innovation and relevant research and its graduates are highly regarded throughout the world'.

West London College granted Highly Trusted Sponsor status by UKBA

We are very pleased to announce that as a consequence of a considerable amount of hard work over the last six months by our Department Administrators and our Student Services team the College has been given Highly Trusted Sponsor (HTS) status by the United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA).

Marion Boylan

We are very sorry to announce the sad loss of our lecturer, Marion Boylan, who passed away after a long illness. Marion taught Hotel Management at the College for more than 25 years and was one of our very best lecturers. She will be greatly missed. The funeral mass will be at the Sacred Heart Church, Pembroke Rd, Ruislip at 10:30 on Wednesday 24th August. Students and former students are welcome to attend.

New tuck shop

We now have another great facility for students to use during their breaks. The new tuck shop is in the student common room on the 4th floor of our Parliament House building and offers subsidised sandwiches, snacks, soft drinks and much more. The Café in Hannah House continues to provide hot food (again subsidised by the College) so students have affordable options for lunchtime in whichever building their lectures are taught.

New Pre-sessional English course

From July 2011 we launched our first course specifically designed to raise a student's English Language proficiency from B1 level (eg IELTS 4.0) to B2 level (eg IELTS 5.5). The course begins four times a year so there should be an intake available whenever someone needs it. Successful completion of this course entitles students to a discount from the following academic course. Click here for full details.

Final year of fashion degree now offered at WLC

This dynamic final year degree programme is run in association with our partner university Heriot-Watt, ranked (by the Guardian) at number 7 in the UK for art and design. The emphasis of the final year syllabus is on the international fashion industry and students' future involvement and participation in the industry. Click here for full details.

Heriot-Watt University up in the rankings for Business Studies

Our partner university for business studies, Heriot-Watt University, has risen another six places in the Guardian newspaper University league table for 2011 and is now ranked 16 out of 116 universities in the United Kingdom. This is good news if you are studying Accountancy, Business Administration, Finance or Marketing at WLC because it means that your degree will be worth more on the UK job market!

QAA visit to WLC

On 24th March the College hosted a one day visit of inspectors from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) who came to assess the quality of the provision of the BSc (Hons) degree in Computing that the College offers in partnership with University of Greenwich, as part of their audit of the University. The visiting inspectors were: Professor Malcolm Cook from the University of Exeter, Dr Steven King from the University of York and Dr David Stannard from the University of Reading.

Hotcourses Foundation Fund Raising Gala Dinner at the Houses of Parliament

On Thursday the 3rd of February 2011 West London College took part in a gala dinner in the Members Dining Room at the House of Commons hosted by Baroness Morris of Yardley. Baroness Morris is one of the Hotcourses Foundation Trustees, along with Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and WLC's own Chairman, Simon Cleaver. More...

New Bachelors (BA) in Accountancy degree

As from July 2011 the College will add a BA in Accountancy to the range of Bachelors degrees it offers in association with Heriot-Watt University. Details of the new programme will appear on the website in December 2010 and will be in the 2011 prospectus that is due out in December 2010. Entry requirements for the new degree programme will be the same as for the Bachelors degree in Business Administration and the Bachelors degree in Business and Finance.

British Study Centres Voted 'Star' School of Western Europe!

British Study Centres School of English, our sister institution, was voted top English language school in Western Europe at a glittering ceremony at London's Hilton on Park Lane in September 2010. British Study Centres beat thousands of other schools and colleges to win the coveted 'Star' award which is voted for by readers of Language Travel Magazine.

Students who study English ahead of their main course at WLC are taught by British Study Centres School of English staff at Hannah House, and can now be safe in the knowledge that they are being taught by the very best!

Relocation, Refurbishment and Refinement

During the period November 2009 to April 2011 the College will undertake a major construction programme which will involve the addition of a new administrative block in Duke Street (see map for location), refurbishment of the 2nd and 4th Floors of Parliament House, and the refurbishment of the 1st and 3rd Floors of Hannah House. This will give substantially more lecture room space at Hannah House, an improved Student Services facility at Parliament House, and a new internet facility and a 'tuck-shop' for the Parliament House student common-room. We now have premises to the north, south and east of Selfridges. Perhaps west is next (if we can persuade Marks and Spencer to move of course!)