About LCC
Your future starts here
At London College of Communication, our dynamic community of staff, students and graduates discover new possibilities in creative communications.
We support our students to explore the power of storytelling, develop a career they love, and to make a difference across wider society.
Taught by experienced practitioners, they create work that challenges and inspires in ways that generate responsible and imaginative futures, and have opportunities to showcase their projects through events and exhibitions. As graduates, they go on to shape the creative industries by forging their own paths in thoughtful and experimental ways.
Our outstanding facilities are central to student life at LCC, and enable us to learn, research, make and innovate.
We use the diversity of our skills, voices and experiences to work closely with local communities and transform the world around us, and have strong industry networks that enable us to collaborate with organisations ranging from start-ups and charities to leading global businesses.
Explore life at LCC digitally through our immersive Virtual Open Day.
Our Schools
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Aur: Beyond Design by Siya Archik, MA Graphic Branding And Identity.
Design School
Design School believes in the power of design practice, thinking and research to effect strategic change and shape positive futures.
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Non-Conforming Bodies by Liliana Zaharia, MA Photography.
Media School
Media School connects individuals and wider society while telling powerful narratives through words, visuals and photography.
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builting by Rusne Draguneviciute, BA (Hons) Animation.
Screen School
Screen School uses sight and sound to create immersive experiences in a collaborative community.
Collaborating with industry
Our Business, Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange team connect our expertise to industry needs, working with organisations to create bespoke partnerships, solve big challenges, and develop innovative services and experiences through collaborative projects.
Throughout their time at LCC, our students can take part in opportunities ranging from working on live briefs to undertaking placements through initiatives such as Talent Works and our Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS).
Our Industry Mentoring Programme matches students with professionals from the creative industries who can offer vital advice, connections and guidance to help kick-start their careers.
We also support students to develop the confidence and skills needed to shape their futures as creators through our Graduate Residency, which enables the rapid development of projects which have the potential for significant social or economic impact.
Our History
- 1894: One of our founding organisations, St Brides Foundation Institute, is established to provide specialist printing education. Over time, it merges with a number of other schools and colleges to develop its scope across graphic arts.
- 1954: Artist and designer Tom Eckersley establishes our undergraduate course in graphic design – the very first in Britain. Today, his work can be found in UAL’s Archives and Special Collections Centre, which also holds the Stanley Kubrick Archive.
- 1962: We move to our home in Elephant and Castle, and become known as London College of Printing. Over the years, we begin to develop our teaching across areas including photography, film and public relations.
- 2004: To reflect the growing diversity of our courses, we become London College of Communication.
- 2017: We launch Screen School, which brings together traditional areas including film, television and animation with emerging disciplines such as games design and virtual reality.
Life at LCC
Study at London College of Communication
Your creative journey starts here.
LCC Shows 2022
Our graduating cohort of future-facing designers, makers, thinkers and innovators show off the results of their undergraduate studies at the LCC Degree Shows 2022.
Talent Works
Talent Works gives LCC students paid work with local charities, social enterprises and community groups on a wide range of creative and communications projects.
Value Talks: Making space in the media
Shon Faye, Charlene White and Henry Holland
The panel discuss their creative journeys, thoughts on the importance of media representation, and advice for emerging makers and innovators.
A Mentoring Partnership For The Books | Penguin Michael Joseph and London College of Communicatio
MA Publishing and BA (Hons) Magazine Journalism and Publishing students and graduates partnered with influential publishing house, Penguin Michael Joseph (PMJ).
Virtual Open Day
Filmed in and around our College building, our Virtual Open Day has been designed to introduce you to life at LCC.
Stories
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Still from 'Stay' - Yu Sun, MA Animation (2021). MA Animation graduate recognised at Edinburgh International Film Festival
Yu Sun shares her journey towards studying animation at postgraduate level, and the importance of sound and motion in pacing a compelling narrative.
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Students using the new LCC Information Centre. Image © Jake May Improving the LCC building for you – facilities and classroom enhancements for the 2022-23 academic year
Throughout summer 2022, a huge range of building enhancement and maintenance works took place across London College of Communication – ensuring that our facilities and spaces continue to be quality learning and making environments for our students.
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Local Foreigners Local Foreigners: an alternative to the representation of immigrants in the UK
Maryna Sulym, MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (London College of Communication) shares her Arts Council funded project Local Foreigners.
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LCC building 2022/23 autumn term opening hours
LCC building is due to fully reopen for the 2022/23 academic year on Monday 26 September 2022.