London College of Communication

The London College of Communication (LCC) (formerly the London College of Printing, and briefly London College of Printing and retail) is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, located in Elephant and Castle. Professor Elizabeth Rouse is the head of the college. It has about 5,000 students in 60 courses in media and design students prepare for careers in the creative industries. Courses cover diploma, foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate. Multimedia convergence now influences LCC specialized areas, including graphic design and advertising, photography, film and animation relations, journalism, publishing, public, arts and sound design and interactive design and space.

History

In 1894 the St. Bride Foundation Institute Printing School opened in the Circle of St. Bride as a social, educational and cultural, housing both a technical library and the school to offer classes for local printers printing and students. At the same time, one of the ancestors of LCC, Guild and Technical School, opened in Clerkenwell Road, passing the following year to Bolt Court 6. He became Bolt Court Technical School and was rebuilt in 1911. It was renamed London County Council School of photogravure and lithography.

In 1921, the Westminster Day Continuation School opened, becoming the School of Retail Distribution 1929.

In 1949 Bolt Court and the London School of Printing merged into the London School of Printing and graphic arts. In 1962 this was renamed the London College of Printing (LCP) and moved to a new campus at Elephant & Castle. The North Western Polytechnic (now London Metropolitan University) printing department merged with LCP in 1969.

In 1985, the Institute of London was formed and taught degree awarding powers by the Privy Council approved in 1993 with the conferral of graduate research in 2002.

The College of retail LCP merged in 1990, becoming the London College of Printing and Trade, renamed the London College of Printing in 1996.

In 2003, the London Institute was granted university status as the University of the Arts London with LCP become the London College of Communication in 2004.

Art galleries, collections and conferences

LCC has extensive exhibition space, television and photography studios, dark rooms, interactive media and animation, suites and newsrooms of print, and specialist printing, engraving, bookbinding and letterpress workshops.

In 2007, the college became the home of the University Archives and Special Collections Center has the Stanley Kubrick archive and Tom Eckersley collection including film design files, printing and graphic design and fundraising. Since 2005, LCC has hosted the annual Hugh Cudlipp.