4 Moulton College reviews

We get given the chance to go on work placements as it is a compulsory module, which also increases our transferable skills. The college also gives you the chance to be more involved with a distance partner - the university of Northampton, where students are able to get more involved with the students union via student council etc., as officers. There are hardly any careers events though. If you want a careers event you have to ask for it and the communication between staff and students is shockingly bad.

Some lecturers are more enthusiastic than others and will take the time to explain certain things whereas others will abandon you during really difficult modules that are a prerequisite to the top up year. Most lessons are power point driven (as to be expected) but there is hardly any interaction to it, making students incredibly bored. A lot of lecturers also put a lot of emphasis into the prep tasks instead of the actual lesson. The course is mainly theoretical when it promises its students on the website that there is a lot of practical work involved. This is a lie. I haven't had one practical during my second year experience yet AND I haven't had one trip during the first and second year... so another lie from the lecturers.

I love the students union at the University of Northampton. I have been actively involved with them for a year and love my role. I have been able to develop my transferable and interpersonal skills that Moulton haven't been able to provide me. I have also been given an insight into what type of work I am able to do and what the student union helps students with. The University of Northampton's student union is the equivalent of one big working family and everyone is so friendly. Their doors are always open and they are a very approachable team.

Accommodation is too much for what they provide. Moulton constantly loses heating and the internet. There is no regular transport and none at all on the weekends rendering students immobile. There is no entertainment for Higher Education students, leaving everyone completely bored and there is no dedicated space especially for H.E students making accommodation the only place to go. It's appalling and we have nothing to do.

Moulton College's facilities are appalling. There is no dedicated H.E area for those that want privacy away from further education students and even when we do have a place to our-self, it is the smallest room in the loft that not many people can fit in. Higher Education students can't even have a kettle or a microwave or even there own kitchen because of F.E students and the lack of trust. We can use the gym and swimming pool though, so I suppose that is something

It is £1 from Moulton to the town centre with a Moulton ID card and the bus runs every hour each day (except weekends, when they don't run at all). The town is okay, but is mostly full of poundlands... there is a primark though.

At the university of northampton, there are a large range of sports and societies to get involved in from american football to the Dr Who Society. Moulton College only has a horse riding club therefore is seriously lacking any enrichment for H.E students.

Another counsellor is needed badly as referrals come flying in and not everyone can be seen to. Academic support is terrible - even when you shout for support, you don't get it and lecturers don't seem to care. Feedback is bad and not helpful at all.

I was encouraged to get work experience which was good advice, but otherwise there wasn't much guidance. I think the lecturers have limited knowledge of the real world.

The field ecology lecturer was great. I hated the behaviour stream, well half of it. The supposed senior lecturer had no interest in teaching. She was rude and dismissive to students and didnt know how to communicate information.

I didnt want to be involved, but the free shuttle bus into town was good.

The college accommodation is all new and could be really nice. Unfortunately they are not very good at fixing stuff. We had no heating or hot water for most of January and February... Brrr! Also the security door into another block was broken all year.

The animal facilities are amazing, but our use of them was very restricted. In the first year we were used as free labour to supervise younger students. The manager of the animal centre was deliberately awkward for people doing their dissertations there. They call it the 'Animal Welfare Centre' which is quite laughable considering the state of some of the animals (obese meerkats, lame goats, pigs kept on concrete, matted hair on guinea oigs and rabbits...).

It's okay. Nothing amazing though. I dont feel like I got the true student experience.

There are some sports clubs at Moulton, but they mostly have to use the older facilities because students aren't worthy of decent resources (those are saved for paying clients). There are more clubs over at the Northampton Uni but these are hard to access without your own car. Timetables at Moultin arent clear on Wednesday afternoons to allow us to join uni sports teams.

It depends which tutors and lecturers you have. I had brilliant support from my second and third year course managers, but the person senior to them was not interested. It's strange that she was a senior lecturer when the normal lecturers were a million times better at their jobs. My favourite lecturers because they were fed up with the college treating them badly.

Very poorly, the course modules seems outdated and poor taught on the whole.

Some lecturers are friendly and considerate prepared to go the extra mile to assist, others are not interested unapproachable and located.

The library facilities.

I have not used any of the support services, however they seem to cater with a range of support.

Moulton had different employers come into to attend an 'apprenticeships fair' this gave an opportunity to meet potential employers.. which worked great for me as I now work for one of them

Course - its diverse, doesn't settle on just one sector of construction management to covers a wide variety of subjects, which is great if you unsure where abouts in the industry you want to work. lecturers - huge problem when I was a diploma student (2013/14) five or six tutors left, only one more member of staff was recruited leaving my year group with only 2 full time staff and a tutor was did one day a week.. ironic that the management of a management course could be so poor. This year (2015) they under staffing issue has been resolved from what ive been told over summer

Was unaware we had a Student union at Moulton, they must not be very active or perhaps not vocal enough. I didn't get involved because I knew nothing about a student union..

The LRC (learning resource center) has good IT facilities and plenty of literature to help, The class rooms are often will equip too, however the computer system does take its time to load at points..

Northampton - Town has everything you need as a student, night life is okay as well.. pretty of smaller bars and a few bigger clubs. Milton Keynes is a half hour taxi journey and has better night life available.

Again unless your on a sports course I don't feel clubs and societies are in the open enough for another to join.. I didn't live in at moutons own accommodation though. Students have boarded at Moulton may disagree.

When the tutors left over the 2 years I was studying my diploma I felt that support was lacking, this was due to my course manager also leaving at the same time.. the college did very little to try and replace the staff that had left whilst we were still there.. this may be relevant only to my particular year. i'm sure the college is usually supporting of its students