Student Case Studies

What brought you to ESC? I wanted to pursue a career in ICT and computing, so I was suggested East Surrey College by the careers team at Royal Alexandera and Albert School. I started a course in BTEC Computing Level 3 before eventu...

When did you study at ESC and why did you choose us?  School wasn’t a good fit for me and I had to leave at 15 for personal reasons so didn’t get any qualifications. I was advised to look into vocational courses and joined E...

Jo-Ash initially joined us on Business Level 1 and progressed through IT Levels 2 and 3, to join our Internet Software Development FdSC. After leaving school, he initially chose ESC because of the opportunities offered by the College: &...

Former School: Congleton High School With the aim of seeking new opportunities and furthering her career prospects, Alex travelled down from her home in Cheshire to study in Redhill. When researching courses, she spoke to numerous Colle...

Former School: Greenshaw High SchoolAfter completing his GCSEs, Murtaz enrolled onto IT Level 2, after which he then studied Business Level 2, before his current course, IT Level 3! He's on his first year of the course, and initially cho...

Michael joined ESC straight after GCSEs, and after enjoying Computer Science GCSE he knew he wanted to study IT."I've been interested in IT since I was young, and the course is a good step to help pursue a career."He was gr...

William chose ESC as it allowed him to join even though he left school with few qualifications. He has now gained Maths and English GCSEs, which he is very grateful to have achieved through College. Will initially joined Business Level 1, be...

Tom initially spent a year at another college, working towards A-Levels, before transferring to East Surrey College, where he found that:“The teaching at ESC was so much better – everything was taught from ground level and the course ...

Charlie discovered the IT course at a College Open Event, where he found that: “The teachers went through the course content in a lot of detail and explained how it’s all coursework based – which I prefer. The college also ...

Richard originally started at ESC on the Kick Start programme. He progressed on to Business Admin and then IT Level 2 before his current course. He developed a passion for IT and his tutors helped him select the right course for him. Richard’s ...

Jack completed Level 3 IT Software Development with a triple distinction.Web solution agency Monochrome visited the College to give the students an overview of the cutting edge tools they use. Jack used the opportunity to approach the company gai...

Daniel chose to study at East Surrey College as he felt the Level 3 course was more relevant to what he wanted to do as a career rather than the A level equivalent at his previous school. Daniel is now studying Computer Science at the University of B...