ABOUT PEARSON COLLEGE LONDON

Education, powered by industry experience

Industry engagement is at the core of everything that we do; it’s the key to delivering our vision of empowering the people that will change the world. 

Our mission is clear: to become one of the UK's leading universities for in-depth industry engagement. Our academic schools are united by our mantra "designed, developed and delivered with industry" and our students graduate feeling prepared for the workplace and ready to embark on a long and fulfilling career. 

Our students are taught by experts that have worked in their respective industries and they benefit from industry feedback from leaders within industry too. They get to deliver on live industry briefs and attend industry workshops and conferences led by some of the world's most reputable organisations (past events have included Deloitte, LVMH, Barclays Ventures, Framestore, Blue Zoo and Milk VFX). We work with industry giants from L’Oréal, Tesco, Transport for London and IBM, to Framestore, DNEG, Industrial Light & Magic and PlayStation London Studio, and that's what sets us apart. 

When you combine higher education and industry, everyone benefits. Especially when there's a need for graduates to stand out from the crowd in a competitive market. 

Industry engagement drives us; it’s not just what we do, it’s who we are. And it is what will take us, and our students, into the future. 

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We don’t think learning begins and ends in the classroom, or in the pages of a textbook. That’s why you’ll learn immersed in the real world of work.

Dr Roxanne Stockwell, Principal of Pearson College London

Graduate outcomes

A recent graduate survey reveals that Pearson College London is one of the top 20 institutions in the UK for its graduates of full-time degree programmes entering full-time employment, placing the College in the  top 6% in the UK. When surveyed by classification of occupation, approximately  84.2% of respondents were already in highly skilled employment.*

*Contains HESA Data: Copyright Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited 2021. The Higher Education Statistics Agency Limited cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.

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ESCAPE STUDIOS

Escape Studios has been at the forefront of creative education since 2002, supplying the industry with studio-ready talent.

We offer a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and short courses in Visual Effects (VFX), Game Art, Animation and Motion Graphics and other specialist disciplines.

We’re leaders in digital arts, ranked 1st in the UK in three categories by The Rookies, a Rookies and Houdini Certified School and one of few Unreal Engine Authorized Training Centers in the UK. Our courses are designed, developed and delivered in collaboration with leading studios to make sure that they stay relevant.

Industry engagement is at the core of everything that we do – it’s the reason we do things differently and it’s what sets us apart.

Our tutors have industry experience. They teach in industry-standard facilities and with software that mirror the industry. Our students have plenty of opportunities to get their work in front of studio artists to start building their network. We also provide bespoke training to professionals.

We have helped thousands of our alumni (dubbed Escapees) to progress to successful careers and work on award-winning projects and at big studios across the world such as DNEG, Framestore, Industrial Light & Magic and PlayStation.

Learn more about Escape Studios

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Pearson Business School

At Pearson Business School, we do things differently – we're part of Pearson, a FTSE 100 company, and that means we’re immersed in real business.

We offer a range of undergraduate degrees, postgraduate degrees and short courses in business subjects including Management, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.

Our students’ career and employability are our number one priority, which is why industry engagement is at the core of everything that we do. Our courses are designed, developed and delivered in collaboration with industry.

We aim to give students the perfect balance between academic theory and practice. Our talent development programme will help them develop their professional network and employability skills, so they really shine in the workplace. They are taught by well-connected industry-expert tutors on projects and case studies based on real-world situations (sometimes set up by our industry partners). They benefit from industry workshops and conferences led by some of the world’s most reputable organisations (past events have included Deloitte, LVMH and Barclays Ventures), guaranteed internships (subject to academic performance), as well as traditional lectures and seminars.

Our students are entrepreneurial, working with our start-ups in residence and often setting up their own businesses. Our alumni have gone on to work for companies such as Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Dyson, Snapchat, Microsoft and the BBC.

Learn more about Pearson Business School