A VISUAL communication student who has secured five university offers after being predicted top grades in her course has been presented with a prestigious award.
Victoria Cerchez, who is originally from Moldova and now lives Rugby, has been named Royal Leamington Spa College’s Student of the Year.
She was also named Creative Arts and Media Student of the Year at the college, which is part of WCG (Warwickshire College Group).
The 20 year-old was presented the awards at the annual WCG Student Awards ceremony, which saw students from across the college group’s Warwickshire sites recognised for their achievements across a wide range of courses.
She was praised by her tutors for being a talented, highly creative, intelligent and hard-working student who is due to complete her course with three Distinction* grades.
Victoria said: “I wasn’t expecting to win Student of the Year, it was a complete surprise but I’m very grateful.
“I’ve always liked art since I was a child and I know that graphic design is currently very popular, so I thought that would be good for me as I like both art and digital.
“I really like the college, it feels like a very creative environment and I’ve really enjoyed my studies.
“Doing live projects and working with real clients has really improved my design skills. My tutors have also always been supportive and introduced me to new skills – they’ve been amazing.
“I’m now going on to study graphic design at Manchester Metropolitan University, and I hope to go on to work in the creative industry.”
