Networking and Cyber Security at Newcastle College University Centre

Networking and Cyber Security (FdSc, 2B9L) at Newcastle College University Centre asked for 64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ncuc.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~64 points

Open

below 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 ncuc.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Came in with A-levels or Highers 100%.

Course

Award: Foundation Degree in Science
Code: 2B9L
Duration: 2 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1, Year 2
Year: 2027

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

95%

still studying

UK 75%

left higher education

UK 22%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

15 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course52%91%

Learning opportunities60%86%

Assessment and feedback60%94%

Academic support83%95%

Organisation and management21%87%

Learning resources47%89%

Student voice28%89%

10 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

3 years

£21k5 years

£26k

£10k£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England
Postcode: NE4 7SA

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Subjects

computer and information security computing

Campus

Campus: Rye Hill Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Software engineering 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
Barnsley College University Centre	Computing For England HND	64 points	—
Canterbury Christ Church University	Software Engineering with Foundation Year BEng	64 points	under 96
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Computer Security (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	64 points	96–111
Coventry University	Ethical Hacking and Cyber Security with foundation year BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Leeds Trinity University	Computer Science with Cybersecurity with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Middlesex University	Cyber Security and Digital Forensics with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	40 - 64 points	under 96
Newcastle College University Centre	Networking and Cyber Security this course	64 points	—
Tameside College	Computing (Cyber Security) HNC	64 points	—
Teesside University	Information and Cyber Security CertHE	64 points	under 96
University of East London	Cyber Security & Networks (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)	64 points	96–111
University of Huddersfield	Computer Science with Cyber Security with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)	CC	96–111

See all 389 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

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