Meet our students

Finding your new means more than studying the perfect course – our students enjoy new experiences, gain new opportunities, make new friends, develop new skills, achieve new goals and build a new confidence in themselves!

#FindYourNew at New College Durham and #LetsGetYouThere – hear from our students below.

Level 3 to BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies (Top-up) and PgCE

"I never thought I would pass a degree so cannot thank my tutors at NCD enough for their ongoing support to help me achieve this!”

BA (Hons) Film & Media Enterprise (Top-up)

James has secured a job that he will start full-time once he graduates.

BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care (Top-up)

Karen progressed to study mental health nursing at Sunderland University.

Level 3 Music to BA (Hons) Popular Music

Danielle has now started her own music and performing arts school.

BA (Hons) Film and Media Enterprise (Top-up)

David now works as a Content Creator for Academically Limited.

Level 2 Certificate in IT User Skills

Heather said her employer, Durham County Council, highlighted the course as an opportunity to improve productivity using popular Microsoft applications, such as Word, Excel and Presentation.

FdA Graphic Design

Charlie completed his graphic design apprenticeship and foundation degree with NCD and continued to work as a graphic designer within our marketing team.

ESOL

Suppakrit, known as Gon, joined NCD in 2016 and started NCD that year on the 16-18 programme. Suppakrit wanted to improve his level of English.

ESOL

Petros joined NCD in 2016 after arriving in the UK at 16 years old from Eritrea and speaking Tigrinya as his first language. He has progressed to study a degree at university in his third language.

Level 3 Housing and Property Management

Katie joined the team at Gentoo Group as a Housing Apprentice in September 2019 and has now secured her dream role as Neighbourhood Coordinator.