Life at Harrow College

As an International student, we believe there is more to life than study; there are all sorts of extra activities to take part in during your stay. You can take part in a range of clubs and societies that are stimulating and fun. There are also opportunities to broaden and enhance your studies through visits, community service and work experience. You don’t have to be great at sports to take up one of the clubs at Harrow College; there are so many on offer:

• Art Club
• Dance Clubs
• Debating Society
• Film Club
• First Aid
• Volunteering
• Badminton
• Football
• Cricket
• Table Tennis
• Volleyball and many more!

You will also be given the opportunity to join the enrichment programme of external visits, debates and visiting speakers and go on excursions organised by course tutors.

Each year, Creative Arts students compile the work they have done over the year and present it at the Art Exhibition which is open to external visitors.

Harrow College and its vocational partner school in Beijing, Shang Mao, have been working together on a document, the Enterprise Passport. The project focuses on the theme of enterprise where students examine the skills, qualities and attributes that relate to enterprise and entrepreneurship in China and the United Kingdom. As a part of the project, 7 Harrow College students shared their experiences with their Chinese co-learners about enterprise skills.

Harrow College Economics and Business students, along with students from other colleges, participated in a conference on the topic ‘Can the UK, Europe and the USA solve the global crisis?’ held in 2009 at the Friends House. They had the opportunity to participate and ask intelligent questions to economic experts.

The conference was organised by The European Atlantic Movement (TEAM) and saw key political and economic figures like Vince Cable, David Marsh and Quentin Peel give their opinions on the crisis.

You are very welcome to get involved with activities organised by the Student Union. The Student Union acts as the student voice, ensuring that student opinions are taken into account. The Union also organises trips and outings as well as events for College students.

Student support

Our International Team is here to make settling in to Harrow College as smooth as possible. We offer a range of services that includes information, advice and guidance on finding the right course and visa and immigration advice.

Information, Advice and Guidance

Before you enrol we will help you make your decision about what programme is right for you and that gives you the best possible chance of success.

Experienced staff in our Admissions office are available to offer you help on course choice and progression options. We will give you guidance at each stage of your application whilst you are still at home. Students are also welcome to access specialist careers information and advice at our two main campuses. In addition practical help and advice is available to those with a disability or learning need.

If you need further information you can email your enquiry to enquiries@harrow.ac.uk.

Learner Services

The College has a friendly and accessible Learner Services office on each of our campuses. The specialist support available includes advice on finance, health and welfare issues.

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We welcome applications from disabled students. Disabled applicants are encouraged to contact the College in advance of an application to discuss the need for support or reasonable adjustments.

Our Learner Support team offers help to students with learning difficulties or disabilities and can offer literacy and/or numeracy support if needed. Our Communication Supprt unit is able to offer specialist support to Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.

If you have any special requirements please email enquiries, who will discuss these with you and provide information on any additional needs in relation to the exam support required.

Disabled Go

The Disabled Go website (www.disabledgo.info) provides detailed access information for disabled people about our campuses and venues.

Accommodation

We regret that Harrow College is unable to provide accommodation. However, as a guideline, the average cost of a rented room in a house in this area is around £100 per week. We will happily provide international students with a list of places to eat out, shopping centres in the local area and a list of activities.

Careers and Employability

Studying at Harrow College can help you improve your career prospects. Our Careers Advisors are able to give you help and expert guidance and will help you develop skills and experience so that you stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs or courses at university.

• CV and job application writing and review service
• Interview preparation and practice
• Job seeking skills

University visits

For those wanting to progress on to higher education at a university, there are a number of trips to information fairs and local universities where students are given the opportunity to take tours of the facilities and speak to students and staff about courses and university life.

The Harrow on the Hill Campus is just a ten minute walk away from the prestigious University of Westminster which also has campuses in the centre of London. The College also has links with the University of Middlesex.

College facilities

Students who choose to come to Harrow College have access to excellent facilities including well equipped Learning Centres.

Learning Centres

The Learning Centres on both campuses offer quiet areas for individual study with networked computers, multimedia equipment, audio visual services, books and much more.

Cafés

A range of hot and cold food is served at both campuses and students can also enjoy Starbucks coffee available from the cafés.

IT facilities

The College has around 1300 networked PCs in classrooms. The Learning Centre at Harrow on the Hill has 80 networked PCs and the Learning and IT Centre at Harrow Weald has 96. All PCs are Windows based and are loaded with up-to-date applications. The student portal (Moodle) is accessible from here and includes student timetables and classwork. In addition all students have a College email address.

Classrooms

Each classroom has a standard projector. The College is currently introducing interactive projectors into some classrooms. All classrooms have media streaming.

Art and Design

Our purpose built art and design building at the Harrow Weald campus allows students to work in specialist studios for photography, textiles, fine art, graphics, 2D, 3D, ceramics etc. Each studio has modern equipment and resources.

Media and Performing Arts

Media students benefit from up-to-date equipment and resources: An Apple Mac suite with Final Cut Pro editing software, ten professional edit suites using Premiere software, twenty digital video cameras, studio space for filming and photo shoots, state of the art animation and web design software and at the Harrow Weald Campus there is a professional drama studio for classes and productions.

Science

Science is a very popular area of study and our students have high achievement rates. They benefit from fully equipped science labs at both campuses for Biology, Chemistry and Physics courses.

Serenity Salon

The Serenity Salon is a hair, beauty and complementary therapy clinic and training school. Treatments are offered by our students for the public in a professional environment.