University of Kent vs ONCAMPUS Global vs Canterbury Christ Church University - CCCU vs Canterbury College vs Cats College

Side-by-side comparison from 152 verified student reviews. Scan one row at a time — winners are highlighted

Quick verdict
Higher overall rating: ONCAMPUS Global (4.70)
University of Kent: wins 0/7 categories
ONCAMPUS Global: wins 4/7 categories
Canterbury Christ Church University - CCCU: wins 0/7 categories
Canterbury College: wins 0/7 categories
Cats College: wins 0/7 categories
Kent Business School: wins 3/7 categories
University for the Creative Arts - UCA: wins 0/7 categories
Comparing
Canterbury, The United Kingdom
4.00
Read more reviews
89 reviews
×
Best programme: Architecture
London, The United Kingdom
4.70
Top
Read more reviews
19 reviews
×
Best programme: Undergraduate Foundation Programme
Canterbury, The United Kingdom
4.20
Read more reviews
14 reviews
×
Best programme: Media
Canterbury, The United Kingdom
Not rated
Read more reviews
0 reviews
×
Cambridge, The United Kingdom
Not rated
Read more reviews
0 reviews
×
Canterbury, The United Kingdom
4.60
Read more reviews
9 reviews
×
Best programme: Accounting and Finance
Best programme: Digital and Social Media Marketing
Category ratings
Facilities
4.15
4.41
4.50
Not rated
Not rated
4.78
Win
4.11
Location
4.16
4.72
4.21
Not rated
Not rated
4.88
Win
3.32
Professors
3.99
4.74
Win
4.50
Not rated
Not rated
4.22
4.00
Internationality
4.36
4.58
3.85
Not rated
Not rated
4.78
Win
3.81
Student life
3.91
4.53
Win
4.00
Not rated
Not rated
4.38
3.37
Value
3.82
4.47
Win
3.89
Not rated
Not rated
4.33
3.86
Accommodation
3.89
4.28
Win
4.04
Not rated
Not rated
4.22
3.50
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • +Supportive and engaging teaching from experienced professors.
  • +Beautiful campus and excellent on-site facilities and resources.
  • +Valuable career support and unique course/degree opportunities.
  • +Knowledgeable and supportive faculty
  • +Academic and personal growth opportunities
  • +Diverse student community and good facilities
  • +Welcoming campus environment and good facilities
  • +Helpful staff and diverse academic programs
  • +Strong student welfare and inclusive community

Nothing to show

Nothing to show

  • +Supportive and dedicated lecturers
  • +Diverse and enriching culture
  • +Good value accommodation and scenic environment
  • +Strong creative and innovative focus
  • +Abundant specialized equipment and resources
  • +Supportive and engaging learning environment
Cons
  • -Poor quality teaching and lack of lecturer expertise.
  • -Insufficient financial resources impacting the department.
  • -Limited student support and focus on student development.
  • -Administrative and management issues are frequently cited.
  • -Outdated facilities and equipment are a common complaint.
  • -Lack of communication and transparency is a recurring problem.
  • -Administrative & management issues cause significant disruption.

Nothing to show

Nothing to show

  • -Administrative and management issues cause frustration.
  • -Outdated facilities and technology hinder learning.
  • -Lack of student support and communication is a major concern.
  • -Poor teaching quality and unprofessionalism from staff.
  • -Frequent technical difficulties and unreliable class scheduling.
  • -Lack of student focus and engagement from the university.
Rating summary
What students say

The university demonstrates notable strengths in its **Internationality**, receiving the highest rating. **Facilities** and **Location** also scored highly, indicating positive aspects in these areas. Conversely, **Value** presents as the weakest point, with the lowest score. **Student Life** and **Accomodation** are rated moderately, alongside **Professors**, suggesting room for improvement in these student experience components.

A robust profile emerges, with exceptional marks for its professors, location, and student life. The university also scores well in internationality and value. Conversely, facilities and accommodation received slightly lower, though still positive, ratings, representing the areas with the most room for improvement.

This institution demonstrates considerable strengths in its **Facilities** and **Professors**, both receiving high marks. **Student Life** and **Accomodation** are also rated positively. Areas that received less enthusiastic feedback include **Internationality** and **Value**. **Location** falls somewhere in the middle, reflecting a solid but not exceptional standing.

Nothing to show

Nothing to show

Excelling in several aspects, this university received its highest marks for Location (4.88) and tied for second highest in Facilities and Internationality (4.78). Student Life and Value also scored well, both above 4.3. Areas for potential improvement include Professors and Accommodation, which both received a rating of 4.22.

This university demonstrates a notable strength in its **Facilities**, receiving a high rating of 4.11. **Professors** are also well-regarded with a rating of 4. Opportunities for **Student Life** and the **Location** present areas for improvement, both scoring below 3.5. **Accomodation**, **Internationality**, and **Value** fall within a moderate range, suggesting a solid but not exceptional performance in these aspects.

Reviews summary
Highlights

With ~87% positive feedback, students highlight a lively, beautiful campus, kind professors, and engaging teaching. A small ~2.3% of reviews mention poor teaching quality and lack of student development focus.

With an average rating of 4.74/5 from 19 reviews, ~100% of feedback is positive. Students praise supportive and knowledgeable lecturers, helpful academic support, good facilities, and a diverse community. Minimal negative feedback was noted.

With a 4.21 average rating, ~93% of reviews are positive, praising campus, facilities, and inclusivity. A small percentage (~7%) noted minor issues with event attendance and parking.

Nothing to show

Nothing to show

With a 4.56/5 average from 9 reviews, all feedback is positive. Students praise the great culture, diverse student body, supportive lecturers, and good facilities. Some mention minor areas for improvement, such as teaching standards and late-night food availability.

~74% of reviews are positive, praising creativity, well-taught courses, supportive environment, and abundant resources. A small ~5% of feedback indicates unprofessionalism and poor teaching.

Rating distribution
5★
22%
74%
43%
0%
0%
56%
24%
4★
63%
26%
50%
0%
0%
44%
43%
3★
12%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
29%
2★
1%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
1★
1%
0%
7%
0%
0%
0%
5%
Most useful review
Most liked
Covid ruined the vibe

I think Kent is a good university if you make use of the resources around you. The lecturers on my course were very enthusiastic and ready to help with assignments. My course being small I believe I got a lot of 1 to 1 support. Covid however did play a huge part during the duration of my course. It left a lot of students including me very confused with how to access learning material, marking etc. I do also believe there was a lack of support after graduating. I don’t think there was another focus on job applications, interviews and the ‘real world’. However, I do not regret coming to Kent, I had learnt a lot and made a lot of enjoyable memories.

Nothing to show

Nothing to show

Nothing to show

Nothing to show

Nothing to show

Highly Unprofessional University

I found this to be a highly unprofessional university with very little interest in its students and their education. I undertook an MSc here and found the level of teaching to be extremely poor and not on par with the degree level. During my year at the university, I experienced the following: - The majority of lessons started off with technical difficulties that resulted in lessons losing half an hour.  - Tutors scheduled classes and then did not show up for them. Tutors were significantly late to lectures and then laughed about it. Tutors took annual leave during term time.  - Students were out of control and extremely disruptive, tutors did very little to resolve this issue and on numerous occasions laughed at and therefore encouraging their disruptive behaviour.  - I had lessons that were scheduled to be 2 hours long with 45-minute breaks, reducing the lesson time significantly.  - I attended lessons where the lecture was pre-recorded and played to us on the screen. I had to go to the university to watch a pre-recorded lesson over zoom.  - Lectures were not present at their own classes and took them over zoom, again we had to attend a class to sit and watch a lesson over zoom. In some cases, it took a number of weeks before I saw the tutor physically present in the classroom.  - The blended learning ended halfway through the year, and all students were required to attend all lectures in person with no exception. Which would have been fine had it not been extremely contradictory to the fact that half of the lessons were online classes as it was "more convenient” due to classes having 300+ students in with rooms only able to hold around 100. - I witnessed a significant number of students (I would estimate at around 50) being turned away from a class that they were scheduled to attend as the room held fewer students than were enrolled in the class , and the room was already full. I heard them being told they had to go to another room where the lesson was being streamed on a zoom call. I expressed concerns over marking as I felt that some of the feedback given was not in line with the work that was submitted. I felt that none of my queries were taken seriously and as a result of this, I feel that I have come away with less than I worked for.  I found that this university often made mistakes regarding the publications of awards. My records were updated with a mark that was significantly lower than the one stated on the work and when receiving my final publication I was being given the wrong degree. I felt as though the requirement for an MSc from this university was extremely low and not on par with what I would expect from a post graduate degree. The national average for a MSc Dissertation is between 15,000 and 20,000 words. The maximum word count for my MSc dissertation was 4000 - this is less that I was required to write for my BA. When I raised my concerns to the university I felt that I was met with a very detached and defensive approach and I was made to feel as though I was at fault. After this interaction, I felt cast aside and treated very differently by staff members. I feel that I have spent in excess of £10,000 to learn absolutely nothing. I am very ashamed to say that I attended this university and plan to keep that fact as hidden as possible. If I could go back I would avoid UCA and attend a faculty that takes education seriously. 

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Review our Privacy Policy for more details.
Close