Cornwall College
Cornwall College, also known as The Cornwall College Group (TCCG), is a further education college situated on eight sites throughout Cornwall and Devon, England, United Kingdom, with its headquarters in St Austell.
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Key facts
• Name — Cornwall College • Motto — The Career College • Urn — 130627 • Established — 1929 • Type — Further Education College • Head Label — Principal & CEO • Head — Rob Bosworth • City — Camborne, St Austell, Falmouth, Newquay, Rosewarne, Stoke Climsland and Bicton • County — Devon and Cornwall • Country — United Kingdom • Local Authority — Cornwall Council • Ofsted — Good • Staff — 1,800 • Enrolment — 15,000 (10% full-time, 90% part-time) • Lower Age — 16 • Student Union — Cornwall College Students' Union • Website — https: cornwall.ac.uk
Campuses
Campuses
There are eight campuses within the Cornwall College group, at Camborne; Newquay; Plymouth Engineering Skills Centre, Sisna Park, Plymouth; St Austell; Duchy College Rural Business School, Rosewarne and Stoke Climsland; Bicton College (Devon); 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.
Campus redevelopments
Campus redevelopments
In 2023, the group announced two new redevelopment plans to the St Austell and Camborne campuses. The funding for the two projects originates from the Department for Education's FE capital transformation fund projects. The DfE targeted some of the worst-condition sites in the country, by working in partnership with 16 colleges to deliver their capital projects.
St Austell
St Austell
The St Austell campus redevelopment is due to see the removal of John Keay House, acquired by the group at the end of 2002 previously owned by Imerys. 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 Imerys 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 carbon neutral colleges in the UK.
Camborne
Camborne
Skol Veythrin Karenza, the first full-time Cornish language nursery school with Ofsted registered status, opened at the Camborne campus' crèche in 2013. 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 on the Camborne campus started in 2023.
Courses
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. In October 2025, the college was granted full degree awarding powers by the Office for Students, meaning it will be allowed to design and deliver its own bachelor's degree courses from May 2026.
Alumni
Alumni
See:Category:People educated at Cornwall College • George Eustice, politician, former MP for Camborne and Redruth and Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs • Richard James (Aphex Twin), Grammy winning electronic/ techno musician • Toni Pearce, former President of the National Union of Students
Awards
In 2016, it was one of just two colleges to be awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Further and Higher Education.
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- 1.Cornwall College : About Us. cornwall.ac.uk.
- 2.CC FOI Scheme Introduction. cornwall.ac.uk.
- 3.Cornwall College. cornwall.ac.uk.
- 4.Developments at our Camborne and St Austell Campuses. cornwall.ac.uk.
- 5.FE capital transformation fund projects
- 6.FE capital funding. GOV.UK. 2023-06-07.
- 7.John Keay House St Austell - Cornwall College's albums. www.facebook.com better source needed. August 2023.
- 8.John Keay House - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Heritage List. local-heritage-list.org.uk.
- 9.Campus redevelopment welcomed by locals. cornwall.ac.uk.
- 10.Morton, Katy. First Cornish language pre-school to open. Nursery World. 8 November 2013.
- 11.College reveals plans to demolish buildings in two phases in £12 million project. Falmouth Packet. 2023-02-05.
- 12.Camborne Campus Re-development. cornwall.ac.uk.
- 13.First look at multi-million pound redevelopment of college in Cornwall. Falmouth Packet. 2023-03-14.
- 14.Cornwall College Discover The Career College. cornwall.ac.uk.
- 15.The South West's top performing college for apprenticeships. cornwall.ac.uk.
- 16.Cornwall College Group granted full degree awarding powers. St Ives Times & Echo. 5902. 2. 10 October 2025.
- 17.157 Group. The 157 Group congratulates member Colleges on national awards. 26 July 2016.
- 18.George Eustice MP - Who is he?. Politics.co.uk.
- 19.Murray, Janet. College days. The Guardian. 2007-06-12. 0261-3077.
- 20.Garner, Richard. Toni Pearce: she flunked her exams – but fought her way to the top to become President of the NUS. The Independent. 16 April 2013.
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