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| Coordinates | 50°20′46″N4°47′06″W / 50.346°N 4.785°W /50.346; -4.785 |
| Information | |
| Type | Further Education College |
| Motto | The Career College |
| Established | 1929[1] |
| Local authority | Cornwall Council |
| Department for Education URN | 130627Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal & CEO | Rob Bosworth |
| Staff | 1,800[2] |
| Age | 16+ |
| Enrolment | 15,000 (10% full-time, 90% part-time)[2] |
| Student Union/Association | Cornwall College Students' Union |
| Website | cornwall |
Cornwall College, also known asThe Cornwall College Group (TCCG), is afurther education college situated on eight sites throughoutCornwall andDevon, England,United Kingdom, with its headquarters inSt Austell.
There are eight campuses within the Cornwall College group, atCamborne,Newquay, Sisna Park,St Austell,Duchy College,Rosewarne andStoke Climsland,Bicton College andFalmouth Marine School.[3]
Since 2000Newquay Zoo has provided teaching input and practical opportunities for FE and HE students enrolled at the adjacent Newquay Centre for Applied Zoology Cornwall College Newquay onzoological conservation, education and media courses. The campus is based next to Newquay Zoo. This unusual and innovative partnership project was recognised by aBIAZA zoo education award in 2003 and 2016.
With more than 15,000 learners each year,[4] The Cornwall College Group is the South West's top performing college for apprenticeships.[5]
It offers in excess of 2,000 technical and professional qualifications, alongside GCSEs and Access to Higher Education.
Courses are offered in Arts, Media & Performing Arts; Business, Administration & Law; Catering & Hospitality; Construction Trades; Conservation, Zoology and Animal Behaviour; Early Years; Engineering; Hair, Beauty & Wellbeing; Information & Communication Technology; Motor Vehicle; Foundation Learning plus English & Maths; Public Services; Science; Social Care & Health; Sport, Fitness & Outdoor; Travel & Tourism; and the School of Education and Professional Development.[3]
In October 2025, the college was granted full degree awarding powers by theOffice for Students, meaning it will be allowed to design and deliver its own bachelor's degree courses from May 2026.[6]
In 2016, it was one of just two colleges to be awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education.[7]
In 2023, the group announced two new redevelopment plans to theSt Austell andCamborne campus'.[8] The funding for the two projects originates from theDepartment for Education's FE capital transformation fund projects.[9] TheDfE targeted some of the worst-condition sites in the country, by working in partnership with 16 colleges to deliver their capital projects.[10]
TheSt Austell campus redevelopment is due to see the removal of John Keay House, acquired by the group at the end of 2002[11] previously owned byImerys. The original use of the building was the HQ forEnglish China Clays (ECC) and the top floor originally provided executive dining rooms with views overSt Austell Bay.[12] The site was surplus to requirements soon afterImerys acquiredECC.
The two new buildings will[speculation?] aim to create "one of the most modern and engaging college facilities in the country",[according to whom?] while also becoming one of the firstcarbon neutral colleges in the UK.[13]
Skol Veythrin Karenza, the first full-timeCornish languagenursery school withOfsted registered status, opened at the Camborne campus' crèche in 2013.[14]
Camborne's redevelopment is expected to see several buildings refurbished and demolished.[15] According to principal and CE John Evans, it is also expected to see upgrading of classrooms, laboratories and workshops, improving technology, infrastructure, and enhancing accessibility and safety.[16]
Construction work on theCamborne campus started in 2023.[17]
SeeCategory:People educated at Cornwall College
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