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Our City Hub campus represents a £58 million investment in education at the forefront of vocational learning and skills development for the future.

Housing our performing arts centre, catering and hospitality curriculum, business, computing and IT provision, creative and digital media, travel and tourism and science.

We are very proud to say that it’s at the forefront of vocational learning and skills development for the future. Even if you choose a course based at one of our other sites, there will be plenty of reasons to visit the campus.

Even if you choose a course based at one of our other sites, there are plenty of reasons to visit the campus, including a 200-seater theatre, a gourmet training restaurant, state-of-the-art classrooms, amazing social spaces and lots of facilities that you can access as a student of the College. 

The City Hub represents a £58 million investment in education in Nottingham – one of the largest investments in education in a lifetime. We’re so proud to bring it to you and we really hope you love your time there.

Tour our facilities at our City Hub campus!

Home to our Catering and Hospitality, Business and Digital, Media and Photography, Health and Social Care, Performing Arts, Science and Travel and Tourism courses.

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Address/map

Address information:

111 Canal Street
Nottingham
NG1 7HB
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Assistant princpial

Robin Atherlay

Robin Atherlay

Assistant Principal - City Hub

Facilities

Airline Cabin

We’re all about preparing you for industry, and we have a mock airline cabin which gives our students the chance to learn practical inflight skills with their feet firmly on the ground! 

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Students in the airline cabin in the City Hub

Commercial Restaurant

Fletchers, our commercial restaurant is based in the City Hub and is open to customers during term-time. The restaurant is staffed by our students and offers the perfect place to put all your skills into practice.

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Rear of the City Hub campus with the Fletchers Theatre and Restaurant

Digital Media Centre

The Digital Media Centre at the City Hub boasts a fully immersive green screen, an NDI studio, a podcast suite, and some seriously high-end 4K/6K cameras that they use in film and television productions.

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A room containing multiple screens and media equipment for filming

Esports Centre

Immerse yourself in the world of competitive gaming and learn the industry skills you need in our new Esports area. This exciting new development is part of our brand-new Level 2 and 3 Esports courses.

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Two female students playing video games using professional equipment

Health Care Hub

The Health Care Hub features a simulated hospital ward as well as hospital beds with dummies that students can use to replicate a realistic hospital scenario.

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A simulated hospital ward at the City Hub.

Learning Resource Centres

Our aim is to support your study and development needs by providing a wide range of resources to help you throughout your course.

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A computer bank within a library

Observatory

Our roof-top observatory is situated on the roof of our City Hub campus, learners on our science courses are able to reach for the stars and benefit from industry-standard equipment in a unique setting that takes the learning experience truly beyond the classroom.

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The observatory on the top of the City Hub

Performing Arts Theatre and Studios

Nottingham College has a 158-seater theatre with top-notch lighting and sound technology, dance and acting studios, a costume department, a set design studio, and a construction workshop. 

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The exterior of the Fletchers restaurant and theatre

Science and Innovation Centre

We’ve invested heavily in our science facilities and our new Science and Innovation Centre at our City Hub Campus is home to lots of specialist equipment you’ll be hard pressed to find anywhere else. 

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Students conducting an experiment in a science lab at the City Hub.

Simulated Hospital Ward

We have invested over £600,000 in a simulated hospital ward, along with a range of additional healthcare training facilities.

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A simulated hospital ward with hospital beds and dummies to practice on.

Travel information

For information on buses to the city centre you can visit:

The Nottingham Station tram stop is a five minute walk from the City Hub accessible by all green and purple line tram services.

Nottingham Railway Station is a short walk from us. For further information on train times and operators check online at thetrainline.com

Limited car parking is only available for Blue Badge Holders (off Rancliffe Street). There is no general on-site parking for staff, students or visitors but there are several multi-storey car parks within a few minutes' walk of the campus. The nearest car parking facility is Broad Marsh Car Park. For more information about car parking in Nottingham please visit the Nottingham City Council Parking in Nottingham website.

  • Blue badge parking spaces available: 4 bays

Additional Information

Food and Drink at the City Hub

The City Hub has its own refectory offering a wide range of hot and cold food, drinks and snacks.

There is also Fletchers Restaurant where our hospitality students regularly serve a delicious lunch menu at amazing prices.

Library

The centre has a library packed full of resources and support to help students learn and prepare for the world of work.

Facilities include:

  • Drop-in computers with:
    • AutoCAD
    • Construction Skills
    • Health and Safety Testing
    • Memory Map
    • Microsoft Project
    • and a wide range of other software to support teaching and learning
  • MFD printer/copier, colour printer and scanners
  • Careers section
  • Equipment loan service (laptops and tablets)

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