Update - Revoked and Suspended Colleges UK - March 2015

The UKVI (Home Office) are showing that they are coming down hard on colleges AND universities not following the rules and guidelines as required when accepting Tier 4 visa students.

The following is an update and we are certain there will be more confirmed suspend & revoked to come in the next few weeks.

SUSPENDED Tier 4 Sponsors as of 12th March 2015

1. Aldgate College
2. Apex College
3. Bucks New University (suspended 9th March 2015)
4. Cranford College
5. Essex College of Management and IT Ltd
6. Futures College
7. London College of Advanced Management
8. London College of Business Management and Information Technology
9. London School of Business and Accountancy
10. Middlesex College of Law Ltd
11. Newcastle Academy of Business and Technology
12. Opal College
13. Oxford College of London
14. St. Patrick's International College (suspended 19th Feb 2015)
15. Sharp Development Solutions Ltd - Trading As SDS College London
16. The City College
17. University Tutorial College

 
REVOKED - as of 12th MARCH 2015

1. 14 Stars (London) Ltd - Trading As European College for Higher Education - Revoked
2. Alpha College - Revoked
3. Alpha Meridian College - Revoked
4. APS Computer Solutions Ltd Trading As Pitman Training Centre Peterborough - Revoked
5. Birmingham Informatics College Ltd - Revoked
6. Birmingham Institute of Education Training and Technology - Revoked
7. Blake Hall College - Revoked
8. Bradford College of Management - Surrendered
9. Bradford Metropolitan College - Revoked
10. Bradford Regional College – Revoked
11. British Institute of Technology & E-Commerce
12. Bristol College of Accountancy - Revoked
13. Britain College - Surrendered
14. CAHRO Academy Ltd - Revoked
15. Central College London (a division of Huawen Institute) - Revoked
16. Central College of Studies (CCS) - Revoked
17. Central Cranbrook College - Revoked
18. Citizen 2000 Education Institute - Revoked
19. City College Nottingham - Revoked
20. City of London Academy - Revoked
21. College of Advanced Studies - Revoked
22. College of East London - Revoked
23. College of Excellence Limited - Revoked
24. Docklands College - Revoked
25. Empress College - Surrendered
26. Essex College Ltd - Revoked
27. Eynsford College - Revoked
28. Forbes Graduate School - Revoked
29. Hammersmith Management College - Revoked
30. Helios International College - Revoked
31. IIM Bedford - Revoked
32. Interlink College of Technology and Business Studies - Revoked
33. Katherine and King's College of London - Revoked
34. Kinnaird College - Revoked
35. LIT LON Ltd - Revoked
36. London Academy of Management and Business (LAMB) - Surrendered
37. London Churchill College - Surrendered
38. London College of Finance and Accounting - Revoked
39. London College of Business Management and Computing Studies -Surrendered
40. London Corporate College - Revoked
41. London Educators Limited - Revoked
42. London Empire Academy - Surrendered
43. London Metropolitan College – Revoked
44. London Premier College Limited - Revoked
45. London Regal College - Revoked
46. London School of Advanced Studies - Revoked
47. London School of Marketing - Trading As LS Business School - Revoked
48. London School of Technology - Revoked
49. London St. Andrew's College - Revoked
50. Manchester College of Management Sciences Limited - Revoked
51. Manchester International College - Revoked
52. Manchester Trinity College Limited - Revoked
53. Midlands Academy of Business and Technology - Revoked
54. North West College Reading - Revoked
55. Pharez UK Ltd Trading As Pharez College - Revoked
56. Queensbury College - Revoked
57. Radcliffe College - Revoked
58. Sanjari International College - Revoked
59. Shakespeare College - Revoked
60. Stanfords College UK Limited - Revoked
61. South London College - Revoked
62. Superior College London - Revoked
63. UK Business Academy - Revoked
64. UK Vocational Training College -Trading As UK College of Arts and Technology- Revoked
65. Vernon Community College - Revoked
66. West George College - Revoked
67. West London Business College Ltd - Revoked

UKVI (Home Office) have re-started College suspensions - 2015

Over the December holiday period, the Home Office (UKVI), paused on sending out curtailment letters and processing revocations from all indications.

To date 1st March 2015, there are 21 Colleges listed as being SUSPENDED.

The twenty first college being St. Patrick's International College, who received their suspension for both Tier 4 and Tier 2 licenses on 19th February 2015 for various breaches in Compliance and from the article on Times Higher Education, they have also seemingly breached the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) regulations - click here and here to read more on this breaking story.

This signals that the Home Office (UKVI), have re-started their process on inspecting Tier 4 licensed colleges.

One expects to see further Tier 4 license suspensions and revocations happening shortly.

A reminder as to the colleges still listed as SUSPENDED:  They are currently unable to enrol Tier 4 students or issue CAS Letters.


If you are a student at any of these colleges listed below, we do advise that you start your search now for a registered Highly Trusted Tier 4 provider of your relevant course.  Do not wait until the last moment.  Make sure you have ALL relevant documents from your current school (progression letter, attendance letters, transcripts, recommendations, certificates, etc)

1. 14 Stars (London) Ltd  - Trading As European College for Higher Education
2. Aldgate College
3. Alpha College
4. Apex College
5. Cranford College
6. Essex College of Management and IT Ltd
7. Futures College
8. IIM Bedford
9. London College of Advanced Management
10. London College of Business Management and Information Technology
11. London School of Advanced Studies
12. London School of Business and Accountancy
13. Middlesex College of Law Ltd
14. Newcastle Academy of Business and Technology
15. Opal College
16. Oxford College of London
17. St. Patricks International College (suspended 19th Feb 2015)
18. Sharp Development Solutions Ltd - Trading As SDS College London
19. South London College
20. The City College
21. University Tutorial College

 For advice on applying to genuine Highly Trusted Tier 4 registered colleges click here

Revised Suspended Colleges and One Re-instated University

The following University has been listed as RE-INSTATED by the UKVI as at 28^th NOVEMBER 2014

1.  Glyndwr University - on a limited basis, until a further review in January 2015. The reinstatement is however, subject to strict conditions.

The following colleges have  been listed as having their Tier 4 license SUSPENDED at 28^th NOVEMBER 2014 (new additions in red)

1. 14 Stars (London) Ltd  - Trading As European College for Higher Education
2. Aldgate College
3. Alpha College
4. Apex College
5. Cranford College
6. Essex College of Management and IT Ltd
7. Futures College
8. IIM Bedford
9. London College of Advanced Management
10. London College of Business Management and Information Technology
11. London School of Advanced Studies
12. London School of Business and Accountancy
13. Middlesex College of Law Ltd
14. Newcastle Academy of Business and Technology
15. Opal College
16. Oxford College of London
17. Sharp Development Solutions Ltd - Trading As SDS College London
18. South London College
19. The City College
20. University Tutorial College

College Revoked,What to do next

If your college has been revoked, or suspended it is advised that you start looking for a new Highly Trusted Tier 4 sponsor immediately.

Do not wait to receive the 60 day notification letter from UKVI as you may have missed the enrolment date of many colleges.

You will also need to have as many of your documents as possible to show to the Admissions and Compliance officers at the new college.

Our friends at  Student Recruitment International have created a check list of the documents you will need to provide.  CLICK HERE for more information.

Remember:
As we mentioned in a previous post: If you are at a college that has been suspended, IMMEDIATELY ask for and make sure you get - a copy of ALL your transcripts, progression letters, certificates, CAS letters and other relevant academic records.  This is to avoid being in a situation of not being able to access these documents should the UKVI take the decision to revoke the license of your college.

IF your college has already been revoked, keep requesting your document or copies of your documents.  They should not be charging you to receive these documents.  You have paid for your course and if it  has not been completed, most likely the revoked college owes you money.

Do seek the advice of a solicitor if the college refuses to hand over your documents.