Cornwall College, also known as The Cornwall College Group (TCCG), is a

further education college Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is additional education to that received at secondary school that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. It ...

situated on eight sites throughout

Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...

and

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, England,

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, with its headquarters in

St Austell Saint Austell (, ; ) is a town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon. At the 2021 Census in the United Kingdom, census it had a population of 20,900. History St Austell was a village centred ...

Campuses

There are eight campuses within the Cornwall College group, at

Camborne Camborne (from Cornish language, Cornish ''Cambron'', "crooked hill") is a town in Cornwall, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,845. The northern edge of the parish includes a section of the South West Coast Path, Hell's Mouth, C ...

Newquay Newquay ( ; ) is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is a civil parishes in England, civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries with an airport and a spaceport, and a fishing port on t ...

, Sisna Park,

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Rosewarne Rosewarne is the name of two places in Cornwall, England. Rosewarne () is a hamlet in west Cornwall at , in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, near Reawla. The name of the hamlet comes from the Cornish language ''Roswern'', containing the elemen ...

and

Stoke Climsland Stoke Climsland is a village in the valley of the River Tamar, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom within the civil parish of Stokeclimsland. The population of the parish including Luckett at the 2011 census was 1,703. An electoral ward of the ...

, Bicton College and Falmouth Marine School. Since 2000 Newquay 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 on zoological conservation, education and media courses. The campus is based next to Newquay Zoo. This unusual and innovative partnership project was recognised by a BIAZA zoo education award in 2003 and 2016.

Courses

With more than 15,000 learners each year, The Cornwall College Group is the South West's top performing college for apprenticeships. 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.

Awards

In 2016, it was one of just two colleges to be awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education.

Campus redevelopments

In 2023, the group announced two new redevelopment plans to the

and

campus'. The funding for the two projects originates from the

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's FE capital transformation fund projects. The

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targeted some of the worst-condition sites in the country, by working in partnership with 16 colleges to deliver their capital projects.

St Austell

The

campus redevelopment is due to see the removal of John Keay House, acquired by the group at the end of 2002 previously owned by

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. The original use of the building was the HQ for English China Clays (ECC) and the top floor originally provided executive dining rooms with views over St Austell Bay. The site was surplus to requirements soon after

acquired ECC. The two new buildings will aim to create "one of the most modern and engaging college facilities in the country", while also becoming one of the first

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colleges in the UK.

Camborne

's redevelopment is expected to see several buildings refurbished and demolished. 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. Construction work for the

campus started in 2023.

Alumni

See '' :People educated at Cornwall College'' *

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, politician, former MP for Camborne and Redruth and Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs *Richard James (

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winning electronic/ techno musician * Toni Pearce, former President of the National Union of Students

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cornwall College Group Further education colleges in Cornwall Further education colleges in the Collab Group Combined Universities in Cornwall *