City College Plymouth

City College Plymouth
Type	Further Education College
Principal	Phil Davies
Location	Plymouth
Website	City College Plymouth

City College Plymouth is a tertiary institution and further education college in South West England offering a range of technical, professional and vocational qualifications, Apprenticeships, Access to Higher Education and Foundation Degree courses, plus professional and bespoke training to local employers.

The College is a partner college of the University of Plymouth, who support their Foundation Degree provision.

The college was formerly known as the Plymouth College of Further Education and was officially renamed on 1 January 2007.^[1]

Campuses and Facilities

The College is currently based on two main sites, Kings Road in Devonport and the Goschen Centre, with an additional base at Piquet Barracks. The College has industry standard facilities, including training kitchens, performance and production studios, engineering and construction workshops.

The College is currently developing a new £13m Regional Centre of Excellence for STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) which is due to open in autumn 2017. This centre, which aims to train students in key priority sectors for the City, will replicate ‘real work’ environments across a range of industry sectors. The Centre is supported by the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Growth Deal, DBIS Regional Growth Fund and Plymouth City Council.

Opened in 2015, the College’s Marine Training Centre offers specialist marine training for apprentices and students aged 16 - 18 undertaking full-time courses in marine engineering and other nautical related programmes at the College and is supported by Princess Yachts International plc.

In 2013, the College completed a refurbishment of its Engineering Centre, providing new equipment and workshops - including for automotive, plumbing, fabrication and welding - which reflect the sector in the 21st Century.

The College also hosts a STEM Centre which is a specially designed teaching facility and exhibition space, delivering educational and instructional activities in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Located at the College’s Kings Road campus.

Alumni

Anton Piotrowski, Masterchef Winner 2012, Chef Patron of the Michelin Starred Treby Arms, Sparkwell,
Charleine Wain, candidate on BBC’s The Apprentice 2015, Owner of Maiya’s Hair and Beauty Salon (currently rebranding as Charleine Wain Salon), Plymouth
David Rowe, Managing Director of Applied Automation
Jonathan Morcom, Director of the Duke of Cornwall Hotel
Chris Gates, Managing Director of Princess Yachts plc

References

↑ "City College Plymouth Annual Report". 22 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2009.

External links

City College Plymouth Official website of City College Plymouth.
ccpsu Official website of City College Plymouth Students' Union

Universities and colleges in South West England

Universities	Arts Bournemouth Bath Bath Spa Bournemouth BPP Bristol Exeter Falmouth Gloucestershire Law Plymouth Royal Agricultural St Mark & St John West of England

Further Education colleges	Bath Bicton Bournemouth & Poole Bridgwater Callywith Bristol Cirencester Cornwall Exeter Gloucestershire Hartpury Kingston Maurward New Swindon Petroc Plymouth Plymouth Art Somerset South Devon South Gloucestershire & Stroud Strode Swindon Truro & Penwith Weston Weymouth Wiltshire Yeovil

Sixth form colleges	Exeter Mathematics Richard Huish St Brendan's Salisbury

Schools in Devon (including Plymouth and Torbay)

Primary schools	Dartmouth Academy Hyde Park Junior School Marine Academy Plymouth St Budeaux CE Junior School

Secondary schools	All Saints CE Academy Axe Valley Community College Bideford College Braunton Academy Brixham College Chulmleigh Community College Clyst Vale Community College Coombe Dean School Coombeshead Academy Cullompton Community College Dartmouth Academy Dawlish Community College Eggbuckland Community College Exmouth Community College Great Torrington School Hele's School Holsworthy Community College Honiton Community College The Ilfracombe Academy Isca Academy Ivybridge Community College King Edward VI Community College The King's School Kingsbridge Community College Lipson Co-operative Academy Marine Academy Plymouth Newton Abbot College Notre Dame RC School Okehampton College Paignton Community Academy The Park Community School Pilton Community College Plymstock School Queen Elizabeth's Community College Ridgeway School St Boniface's Catholic College St Cuthbert Mayne School St James School St Luke's Science & Sports College St Peter's Church of England Aided School Sidmouth College Sir John Hunt Community Sports College South Dartmoor Community College South Devon UTC South Molton Community College The Spires College Stoke Damerel Community College Tavistock College Teign School Teignmouth Community School Tor Bridge High Torquay Academy Tiverton High School Uffculme School UTC Plymouth West Exe School

Grammar schools	Churston Ferrers Grammar School Colyton Grammar School Devonport High School for Boys Devonport High School for Girls Plymouth High School for Girls Torquay Boys' Grammar School Torquay Girls' Grammar School

Independent schools	Blundell's School Bramdean School Education First EF International Academy Exeter Tutorial College Exeter School Kingsley School The Maynard School Mount Kelly School Plymouth College Sands School Shebbear College The Small School Trinity School West Buckland School

Special education	Longcause Community Special School Oakwood Court College

Sixth forms & further education	Bicton College City College Plymouth Exeter College Exeter Mathematics School Petroc South Devon College

Defunct institutions	Allhallows College Edgehill College Grenville College Hele's Grammar School Kelly College Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School Southway Community College Stokelake Residential School United Services College

Coordinates: 50°22′25″N 4°10′1″W / 50.37361°N 4.16694°W / 50.37361; -4.16694

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