To ensure your stay in London and your studies at London Essex College are as enjoyable as they are useful, we offer a range of welfare services and facilities. A member of staff is always available to offer advice on a range of issues. We especially ensure that our younger, more venerable students are assisted in every way possible to ensure that their stay in London is both enjoyable and safe.

Once you have enrolled (please see Admissions Procedure for more details), we will send you a Certificate of Enrolment, which will help you obtain a visa should you need one to study in the UK. All full time courses offered at the College fulfill the Home Office requirements for overseas students. Overseas students who require a visa to study in the UK are advised to apply for courses in good time to allow for visa and foreign exchange arrangements to be completed.

On your arrival in the UK, we can arrange for you to be met at the airport and taken to your accommodation (if requested) on payment of additional £100. If you would like to be received at the airport you must inform the College of your flight details as soon as you have them. These should include the name of the airline, the flight number, the date and time of arrival, airport you are flying from and the airport you are arriving at.

London essex college is a non-residential school but we can make arrangements for accommodations for our international students who inform us at least two weeks prior to their arrival in the college. We require £400( refundable) intial deposit to book an accommodation. Payment for these arrangement must be paid in advance.
www.crm-students.com

International Student House   or  YMCA

Some forms of accommodation may be within walking distance of the college. Most accommodation will require travel on London Underground (underground train network) or Bus. Students on courses of 12 weeks or more at London Essex College also qualify for up to 30% student discount on weekly and monthly travel cards that can be used on London Underground and buses.

The College administration staff can provide assistance in applying for a student travel card. If you are unsure about using public transport the college administration staff or your tutor will be happy to explain it to you.

For further information: on all public transport in London

http://www.londontransport.co.uk

About the underground system

http://www.thetube.com

Treatment under Britain's National Health Service will be given to students on courses of 12 weeks (3 months) or longer. We will assist you in making appointments with a doctor or a dentist if you need treatment during your stay. The College will be happy to help long-term students to register with their local General Practitioner (Doctor). For those students studying for less than 12 weeks, we strongly recommend you take out travel insurance.

Our friendly administrative staff can help you to open your own private bank account in the UK. The College has special arrangements with some major banks and we recommend you to open an account with them. You will need to study for a minimum of six months at the College and the application should be made at the start of the course. If you wish to bring a substantial amount of money into the country for your living expenses, we suggest you open a bank account with an international bank (such as HSBC) and notify them that you wish to operate your account in the UK.

There is a cold drinks fountain available in the College. There are also restaurants, snack bars and fast food establishments within five minutes' walk

London Essex College has a Computer Laboratory which is equipped with the latest industry standard workstations using the latest software as well as access to the Internet. Computing students have access to languages such as Visual Basic, C++, JAVA, and databases such as Access. Both hardware and software are regularly reviewed and updated.

London Essex College has a limited number of reference books that are available for short-term loan and reference.

For a wider choice of general reference books, we encourage our students to register with one of the local public libraries in the surrounding area. Fax facilities are available at the reception. There is a small charge for sending faxes. Students have unlimited free access to the Internet, allowing you to research projects and to check your personal email.