From Our Students

At SMB College Group, our aim is for you to leave college with a fantastic qualification, new friends, amazing memories and, most importantly, the skills and knowledge you need for your future career. We're always looking at ways to improve what we do in order to give you the best possible experience - so it’s always great to get feedback! 

Hearing from other students, in their own words, is always more useful than us just saying how great we are - so here are just a handful of past and present students’ testimonials. 

Cheyanne Thomas

Level 3 Health & Social Care Student
"

I want to go into Mental Health Nursing in the future, and with their being a mental health topic within my course it’s helped me understand the differences between mental health and mental ill health.

My course has really helped me widen my knowledge, realise there’s still a stigma around mental health, and find something specific that I want to pursue a career in.

Read more

Mitchell Bailey

Leicester Tigers, Level 2 Sports Turf Apprentice
"

This course reinforces everything I do at work and provides a different outlook on the work I carry out.

I get to look in detail at all the different species of weeds and pests I come upon as a Sports Turf Apprentice. I have always been interested in it since I was younger, so it was an easy decision for me to study this.

Read more

Ben Newton

Second Year Sports FdSc Student
"

One of the key reasons for choosing the FdSc course at SMB College Group was the opportunity they provided to study a sports science degree while still being able to play football alongside it.

This means I have the chance to carry on my football development while also learning new skills in the degree course and trying to gain work in the sporting industry

Read more

James Fryer

Director of Farm, Agriculture & Land-based at Brooksby Campus
"

Having been born into an agricultural family, farming is a way of life and I always knew that that's what I wanted to do.

As soon as I turned 16 I came to Brooksby for an Open Day and loved it - the rest is history, I haven't left since!

Read more

George Rowe

Agriculture Lecturer at Brooksby Campus
"

Meet George, one of our fantastic Agriculture Lecturers based at our Brooksby Campus, who was once a student here! 

Alongside my degree course I joined the Army reserve, and I continue to enjoy bringing new transferable skills into my teaching practises.

Read more