Hitchin Campus

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📍 Cambridge Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 0JD

Our Hitchin Campus is only a five-minute walk from the train station and a ten-minute walk from the town centre.

In recent years, we’ve invested over £10 million in additional space, new equipment, and updating resources to make sure our learning environments reflect real workplaces and industry-standards. Our Hitchin Campus is a creative and fun environment with fantastic links to local employers across a variety of sectors.

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This campus is home to:

Business

Creative Industries

Hairdressing, Barbering & Beauty Therapy

Hospitality & Catering

Protective Services

Sports

Travel & Tourism

NHC Sports Hub

The new NHC Sports Hub brings the College to the forefront of sports science, providing our students with a competitive edge when starting their careers. Our facilities feature the latest industry innovations, including movement analysis technology, making us the perfect place for you to learn more about the technical and biological elements behind your favourite sports.

We’re also able to meet the demands of higher-level technical qualifications, helping you develop and future-proof the practical and technical skills you need for further study or a future career.

Plus, NHC students who are over 18 can also use the gym for free at select times – score!

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Stay Close, Go Far

Gain practical work experience without even leaving the campus!

North Hertfordshire College has strong connections with a number of organisations across different sectors and industries, who you’ll meet throughout your course. Before you go on placement, though, you’ll have the chance to build your practical work skills and customer service abilities through our in-house industry-standard environments!

Through Hart Deli, The Meadows, and The Retreat, our students can practice their learning in a safe and familiar space, providing services for their peers, tutors, and even real members of the public before taking their next steps.

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The Retreat

The Retreat is our professional hair and beauty training salon. It provides an industry-standard environment for our students to hone their craft and practice a variety of luxurious treatments on real clients.

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Hart Coffee & Deli

Hart Coffee and Hart Deli are both centrally located in our Hitchin Campus, providing snacks and street-food style cuisine for our students and staff. Our Hospitality and Catering learners can practice their customer service skills in a fast-paced space, all whilst designing, preparing, and serving a dynamic and low-cost menu.

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The Meadows

Our student-run restaurant, which recently received funding from The Savoy Educational Trust, offers a high-class dining experience. Hospitality and Catering students regularly design their own themed evenings to showcase particular cuisines or cultures to guests from the local community.

Take a tour of our Hitchin Campus

We’ve created a virtual 360-degrees tour of our Hitchin Campus so that you can explore our classrooms and campus, all from the comfort of your own home! This is a great way for you to start familiarising yourself with our campus ahead of studying with us.

The tour can be viewed through any digital device, including smartphones, tablets, or laptops – no VR headset needed!

Virtual Hitchin Campus tour

If you’d like to visit our campus in person, then please join us for an Open Event. As well as giving you the chance to find out more about the courses we offer, you’ll also receive a tour of our campus to visit our classrooms and explore our teaching spaces. We run regular open events throughout the year – more information can be found on our Open Events page.