Canterbury Christ Church University

Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) is a university in the historic city of Canterbury, Kent, England. It started out in the 1960s as a teacher training college and today has strong roots in Kent and Medway; its Chancellor is the Archbishop of Canterbury. Its campus is surrounded by countryside and within easy reach of London. Students from over 100 countries study at CCCU. The university states that it is 2nd in the UK for graduates in employment among institutions with 3,000 or more graduates, based on HESA Graduate Outcomes 2026 data.

CCCU offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, full-time and part-time study, apprenticeships and short courses. Its undergraduate catalogue lists 159 courses, many of which can also be taken with a foundation year, in subjects such as accounting and finance, criminology, animal science and archaeology.

For international students, the university gives guidance on applying, visas and immigration, fees and English language requirements, and it works with education agents under the UK Agent Quality Framework. CCCU students can study abroad for a year or a semester at partner institutions, and the university has secured the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education. English language short courses are also offered in Canterbury.