In 1896 Middlesex County Council bought the St. Lawrence institute in Priory Park Road, and by 1898 The Willesden Polytechnic was formed, with 1,571 students.

[5] As World War I took a toll on the male working-class population, the polytechnic offered a course in 1917 to women between the ages of 18 and 35 in light woodwork for aeroplane components.

[9] The College provides qualifications and training courses to school leavers, adults learners and employers in around 20 sectors including construction, computing, engineering and care.

The Telford building was opened officially in March 2009 by Lord Young of the government's Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.

The front building viewed from Dudden Hill Lane (known as "Edison") of the Willesden Campus was demolished in 2015 and there are plans to replace it with a new facility.

[citation needed] Since Summer 2016 the college has managed the King's Cross Construction Skills Centre, in partnership with Camden Council.

A brand new £5-million college centre was opened in Priory Park Road on 31 August 2007 by the then Mayor of London Ken Livingstone.

"[12] He also added that "this college has been designed as a role model for what we want across London, which is to give people the opportunity to get in on the first rung of education and get the skills they want in life.

"[13] In May 2008, the centre won second prize in the RIBA / LSC Further Education Design Excellence Awards, with the judges complementing the college on its contribution to the regeneration of Kilburn.

[17] The College of North West London runs a number of Higher Education qualifications and has close links with: Ofsted