Computing at Gloucestershire College
Computing (HND, IHQ5) at Gloucestershire College asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gloscol.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check gloscol.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.
Course
- Award
- Higher National Diploma
- Code
- IHQ5
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 75%
10%
left higher education
UK 20%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
10 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%94%
Learning opportunities92%90%
Assessment and feedback89%93%
Academic support100%95%
Organisation and management88%84%
Learning resources95%86%
Student voice95%88%
15 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£20k5 years£25k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
35% working20% working and studying20% unemployed30% other
UK, same subject: 78% in work or study
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 60% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cheltenham, South West England, England
- Postcode
- GL51 7SJ
Subjects
computer networks computing
software engineering computing
computer and information security computing
software engineering computing
computer and information security computing
Campus
- Campus
- Gloucester Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Computer science at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Computer Science with AI with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| City College Plymouth | Computer Systems Development FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Derby College | Software Development FdSc | 48 points | — |
| Gloucestershire College | Computing this course | 48 points | — |
| Leicester College | Computing (Software/Network Engineering) HND | 48 points | — |
| London South East Colleges (Bromley College) | Computing (Cyber Security Pathway) HND | 48 points | — |
| Oaklands College | Digital Technologies for England - Artificial Intelligence HND | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Farnborough | Computing and Systems Development HND | 48 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Computer Networking (With Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 32 - 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Computer Science (with Foundation) BSc (Hons) | 48 points | under 96 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Computing Technologies (Networks and Cybersecurity) Foundation Degree FdSc | 48 points | — |
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