INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Nescot offers a huge range of courses, with options for studying full-time, part-time as an apprentice or from home, and with levels ranging from entry-level to university-level and beyond. The college is a partner institution with the Open University, the University of West London and the University of Greenwich. Not all of our courses are available to students who require a Student Visa, we will be able to advise you further once you have applied but generally for a Student visa courses need to be full time and at level 3 or above.
Progression and Entry Criteria
The UKVI (UK Visas and Immigration) minimum entry of study is at Level 3, and students must attend at least 15 hours of learning per week. Nescot will accept students with a minimum IELTS of 4.5 for Level 3 and 6.0+ for BSc Hons.
For information or queries, please e-mail: admissions@nescot.ac.uk
Accommodation
Nescot is located in Ewell, near the market town of Epsom in Surrey. The college is only 30 minutes to central London by train, but accommodation is far cheaper in Epsom. Options can include renting a furnished or unfurnished property.
Students are responsible for securing their own accommodation in the local area.
Student Support
At Nescot, we understand that studying abroad is a big decision. To help support you, we will:
- Provide you with a personal tutor, who will meet you regularly, monitor your progress, help you set and achieve targets, and help you move to the next step in your journey.
- Offer specialist information from our Student Finance team.
- Offer information from our Careers Advisor.
- Give you access to wellbeing support.
How to Apply
Information about the application process for international students and what to expect.
Apply online via our website. We will ask all non-UK nationals to provide further information for example:
- A copy of your full passport;
- Copies of your qualifications;
- Your IELTS test score results;
- Your UK visa, if you already have one; and
- Proof you have sufficient funds to study in the UK.
All students identified as needing a Student Visa will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit of 15% of the annual course fee. Fees for students assessed as international fee payers are generally £500 per year more than the full-time home student fee. The deposit must be paid before interviews can take place.
You will be interviewed by a member of Nescot staff via teams or zoom and also by our Director of International Studies.
If your application is successful, Nescot will contact you to offer you a place. If for any reason your application is not successful you are welcome to contact the college to seek advice.
Once you have accepted your place at Nescot, you must pay the remaining course fees in full. You will also need to show how you are going to finance living in the UK. A Certificate of Acceptance of Studies will be issued if required.
You must inform the college of your visa status. You will need to send the college a copy of your visa before you make arrangements to arrive at the college. You will not be able to enrol until we have received your visa.
Deposits for course fees are non-refundable.
For more information about the Student Visa route for EU nationals please click here.
Open Day
Join us at our next open day. Meet our staff, speak to current students, learn more about our courses and experience campus life at Nescot before applying.
Courses at Nescot
Full-time Courses
Explore our wide variety of full-time courses we have on offer.
University-Level
Whichever qualification you choose, you can be confident that taking your education further with Nescot will give you the tools to improve your career prospects.