Petroc is a

further education 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 ...

(FE) and

higher education Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...

(HE)

college A college (Latin: ''collegium'') may be a tertiary educational institution (sometimes awarding degrees), part of a collegiate university, an institution offering vocational education, a further education institution, or a secondary sc ...

Devon Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...

, England, with a catchment area covering more than . It has the largest A-level sixth form in

North Devon North Devon is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based just outside Barnstaple, the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Ilfracombe, Lynton and Lynmouth and Sout ...

. The college serves up to 11,000 students each year, on a wide range of full and part-time courses (from entry level to higher education in partnership with

Plymouth University The University of Plymouth is a public research university based predominantly in Plymouth, England, where the main campus is located, but the university has campuses and affiliated colleges across South West England. With students, it is the ...

), including distance learning and work-based training. Petroc was formerly

North Devon College North Devon College (NDC) was a further education college in Barnstaple, North Devon, England. It is now part of Petroc. History North Devon College first opened in 1952. Originally, the plan was to spend £300,000 on the new North Devon Tec ...

and

East Devon College East Devon College (sometimes shortened to EDC) was a further education college situated in Tiverton, Devon, Tiverton, Devon, England. The college operated on four sites; the main campus and various annexes being located in Tiverton, with three a ...

. The institutions merged on 1 August 2008. North Devon College was the nominal survivor of the merger, however that name was deemed unsuitable for the merged college due to its expanded catchment area. The merged college was renamed Petroc in 2009. The college is named after

St Petroc Petroc or Petrock (; ; ; ) was a British prince and Christian saint. Probably born in South Wales, he primarily ministered to the Britons of Devon (Dewnens) and Cornwall (Kernow) then forming the kingdom of Dumnonia where he is associated wit ...

, a saint with numerous dedications throughout Devon and the patron saint of the Devon flag. In 2015 the college was graded ‘good’ by

Ofsted The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament. Ofsted's role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training ...

. In 2017 it was rated as Silver within the

Teaching Excellence Framework The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) is a government assessment of the quality of undergraduate teaching in universities and other higher education providers in England, which may be used from 2020 to determine whether state ...

. Petroc has three campuses. The North Devon Campus is located in

Barnstaple Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town and civil parish in the North Devon district of Devon, England. The town lies at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool from ...

. The Brannams Campus is also located in Barnstaple, in the Roundswell area, and takes its name from

Brannam Pottery Brannam Pottery was a British pottery started by Thomas Backway Brannam in Barnstaple, Devon, England, in 1848. It later became part of the "rustic" wing of the art pottery movement. History Thomas Brannam took over the lease of an existing p ...

, the company which formerly occupied the site. The Mid Devon Campus is in Tiverton.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Petroc (College) Buildings and structures in Barnstaple Tiverton, Devon Education in Exeter Further education colleges in Devon Educational institutions established in 2008 Educational institutions established in 2009 2008 establishments in England 2009 establishments in England