City of Westminster College, Paddington Green Campus Reviews Summary

Teaching Quality

Pros:

• "For the first time in my academic life, I passed with 100% here which speaks for itself in terms of the quality of teaching."
• "Put in the work and reach for the stars—you won’t be disappointed. Teachers want the best for you and if they see you are serious, you are guaranteed to make it to the next chapter of your educational journey."
• "prepared me for a Lab scientist diploma, and eventually a Master's degree in Medical Administration"
• "The teachers I have are really good with their profession."

Cons:

• "the teacher proceeded to tell me that she does not care about how i feel"
• "some of the teachers just didn't care"
• "Do not attend the teachers don’t help you for nothing they just expect you to get on with your work."
• "Teachers are extremely rude and can't teach properly."
• "Concerns about certain teachers' suitability for Level 1 instruction."
• "The teaching was absolutely terrible, with one teacher being unable to teach us more than the very minimum, and another being rude, offensive, and hardly professional."
• "Teachers consistently fail to respond to emails or messages, hindering effective support for students."

Facilities

Pros:

• "the facilities are great"
• "And the amount of equipment for photographers is outstanding considering it's not a specialist subject or anything."
• "It’s nice they have different departments which help for different areas I.e student needs/emotional, additional needs, as well as SEN section, gym, enrichment program."
• "GREAT COLLEGE WITH GOOD FACILITIES"
• "Facilities wise, this college is good. The library is OK, a bit noisy though."

Cons:

• "Issue with security personnel behavior and unrelated warnings from non-security staff."
• "No class room allocated for a lesson"
• "The surrounding area, even though the police station is like a 2 minute walk, there are news of fights happening every now and again, even stabbing."
• "The facilities are far below a decent standard, the computers never seem to work and internet connection is slow."
• "Pc-components would make unsettling noises such as electricity arcing between the power supplies plug and the power supplies themselves."
• "Food quality below expected standards, needs improvement for student satisfaction."
• "The toilets of the college had an awful smell."

Support & Administration

Pros:

• "The dean (Max) was also always supportive and respectful towards all the students and their families."
• "Nice college. Staff are really nice, they do try for their students."
• "the tutors and staff are friendly"
• "They have now hosted half term study sessions for some a levels in second year."

Cons:

• "I would advise anyone to avoid working for this company and its toxic culture."
• "BELIEVE ME YOU WOULD DROP OUT SOON OR LATER."
• "If you are Black the Asian tutors will penalise you. Black lives don't matter to them."
• "Lack of detailed course plan leads to student frustration and uncertainty."
• "Many classes lack structured agendas, leading to disorganization."
• "Mandatory attendance on off days with cover teachers impacts efficiency and student well-being."
• "Tutors face challenges in managing classroom, hindering student concentration."

Student Experience

Pros:

• "i will surely recommend the college."
• "overall experience is great am looking forward to enrol for my access course later in the year."
• "If you hated highschool and want to go to college, I would highly recommend CWC."
• "the college persistently talks about how mental health should be the most important"
• "I really enjoy doing my current course and the teachers are lovely."

Cons:

• "Avoid like the plague, I wouldn't DREAM of sending my child here."
• "Overall i would not recommend this college to anyone as i have had a bad experience."
• "Long hours may lead to fatigue, especially for adult students, potentially affecting retention rates."
• "Anytime you need to call the college quite a few times you can't get hold of them"
• "Heavily unorganised. Sometimes teacher aren't in lessons and does not notify students."
• "The college is very unorganised"
• "Worst College ever there is no support from any lecturers even the managers only 1 out of 4 lecturers are teaching properly or making the teaching interesting for students."