| Location | London, United Kingdom | Funding Type | Public |
|---|---|---|---|
| No of Students | 2530 | Establishment | University |
| Founded In | 1962 | Estimated Cost of Living | 12006 GBP |
| Address | London 6 Penrose Way Greenwich Peninsula London SE10 0EW |
Bromley School of Art opened in 1878 in Tweedy Road, Bromley. It became Bromley College of Art after the Second World War. In 1959 it merged with the Department of Furniture Design of the Beckenham School of Art and in 1965 moved to purpose-built accommodation on Rookery Lane, Bromley Common. The site had originally housed the Rookery, an 18th-century house that had been burnt out while in military occupation in 1946. As the college expanded it was unable to develop the Rookery Lane site any further, as it was in the Metropolitan Green Belt. In 1975 the college moved to a new site in 18 acres (7.3 ha) of private parkland on Walden Road, Chislehurst. The Rookery Lane site was redeveloped for the Bromley College of Further & Higher Education.
It has offered higher-level courses in design since the 1960s. It was amongst the earliest of institutions to be approved by the then CNAA to convert the traditional Diploma programs in Art and Design into honors degrees during the 1970s. Following the demise of the CNAA in 1992, Ravensbourne entered into a validating partnership with the Royal College of Art, which agreed exceptionally to take this responsibility. This validation ceased when the Royal College of Art withdrew from offering collaborative provision. In April 2010 it shortened its name from Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication to Ravensbourne.
Ravensbourne was recognized as an affiliate College of the University of Sussex in 1996 and was re-recognized in 2002. Between 2009 and 2012 the institution's undergraduate and postgraduate provision was validated by City University, London. This relationship was maintained until May 2012. In June 2013 University of the Arts London became the validating partner. In May 2018 Ravensbourne gained university status, and can now award its own degrees.
We're an innovative, industry-focused university located next to the world-famous O2 on the vibrant Greenwich Peninsula
Producing highly employable graduates
We have a community of approximately 2,600 students and offer practically focused digital media and design courses from pre-degree, undergraduate and postgraduate to professional short course level. Driven by industry standards and supported by the latest high-performance technology, we produce highly employable and enterprising graduates. We have a strong track record in graduate employability and business creation.
Ravensbourne also hosts alongside its student community more than 100 creative technology businesses that utilise its leading edge technologies and media resources, and collaborate with its student body and industry partners.
Top salaries for our creative graduates
When it comes to creative graduate salaries, Ravensbourne is the number one specialist university in the UK, and is in the top 10 of all institutions in England*
There is also a growing demand for the creative talents of our students from the digital, engineering and technical industries, which reflects the huge growth of the creative industries over recent years (30% between 2012 and 2016).
These results reflect the fact that at Ravensbourne University London, students are professional creatives from the day they join us. We work in close partnership with employers to foster the mindsets and skillsets that the creative industries need.
Our winning formula also ensures an extremely high post-graduation employment rate. In 2017, 96.4% of students were in work six months after graduating.
* Based on median salaries five years after graduating, taken from the Department for Education's Longitudinal Education Outcomes 2018.
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