The Cornwall College Group (TCCG; kw, Kolji Kernow) is a

further education college Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is education in addition 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 (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

and Devon, England,

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, with its head office in

St Austell St Austell (; kw, Sans Austel) is a town in Cornwall, England, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon. St Austell is one of the largest towns in Cornwall; at the 2011 census it had a population of 19,958. History St Austell wa ...

Campuses

There are eight campuses within the Cornwall College group, at

Camborne Camborne ( kw, Kammbronn) 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 and Deadman's Cove. Camborne was formerl ...

Newquay Newquay ( ; kw, Tewynblustri) is a town on the north coast in Cornwall, in the south west of England. It is a civil parish, seaside resort, regional centre for aerospace industries, spaceport and a fishing port on the North Atlantic coast of ...

, Sisna Park,

Duchy College The Duchy College Rural Business School was founded in 2006. It is part of the Cornwall College Group and its main purpose is to provide a range of services that meet the needs of rural communities, including training opportunities, business suppo ...

Rosewarne Rosewarne ( kw, Roswern) is a hamlet in west Cornwall, England, in the parish of Gwinear-Gwithian, near Reawla Reawla ( kw, Riwella) is a hamlet in Penwith district ( kw, Pennwydh) in Cornwall. It is in the civil parish of Gwinear-Gwithia ...

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 s ...

Bicton College Bicton College is a college with around 1,000 full-time and 3,500 part-time pupils, located near Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England. It is part of the Cornwall College group. The college specialises in agriculture and currently offers course ...

and Falmouth Marine School. Since 2000

Newquay Zoo Newquay Zoo is a zoological garden located within Trenance Leisure Park in Newquay, England. The zoo was opened in Cornwall on Whit Monday, 26 May 1969 by the local council (Newquay Urban District Council, later Restormel District Council). It w ...

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 Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. It is an in ...

, education and media courses. The campus is based next to Newquay Zoo. This unusual and innovative partnership project was recognised by a

BIAZA The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) (formerly the Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland) is a registered charity and the professional body representing over 100 zoos and aquariums in Britain and ...

zoo education award in 2003 and 2016.

Courses

With more than 15,000 learners each year, The Cornwall College Group teaches more apprenticeships, more adult learners and more HE in FE learners than any other college in Devon and Cornwall. 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.

Alumni

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

John Barnes, 5th Baron Gorell John Picton Gorell Barnes, 5th Baron Gorell (born 29 July 1959), is a British Chartered Surveyor. In 1989 he married Rosanne Duncan – they have two children. He was educated at King's School, Bruton, Somerset, England. and at the Cornwall Techni ...

, Chartered surveyor *

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, Grammy-winning musician

References

Further education colleges in Cornwall Further education colleges in the Collab Group Combined Universities in Cornwall * {{Cornwall-school-stub

Campuses

Courses

Awards

Alumni

See also

References