Penwith College
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Penwith College is a further and higher education institution based in Penzance
, Cornwall
. The college takes its name from the former local government district it was located in, Penwith
. The college was founded in 1980 from the sixth form departments of the Humphry Davy Grammar School for Boys and Penzance Girls grammar school and was known until 1990 as Penwith Sixth Form College. Penwith College is a member of the Combined Universities in Cornwall
partnership. The college is part of The University of Plymouth Colleges network
. Following merger with Truro College
a substantial building plan costed at around £30m is in progress which will see much of the old accommodation replaced by new buildings. The first element, the Zennor building, was occupied in early 2010.
The Director of Penwith College is Martin Tucker.
Penzance
Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
. The college takes its name from the former local government district it was located in, Penwith
Penwith
Penwith was a local government district in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, whose council was based in Penzance. The district covered all of the Penwith peninsula, the toe-like promontory of land at the western end of Cornwall and which included an area of land to the east that fell outside the...
. The college was founded in 1980 from the sixth form departments of the Humphry Davy Grammar School for Boys and Penzance Girls grammar school and was known until 1990 as Penwith Sixth Form College. Penwith College is a member of the Combined Universities in Cornwall
Combined Universities in Cornwall
The Combined Universities in Cornwall is a project to provide higher education in Cornwall, one of the few counties in the United Kingdom not to have a university within its boundaries, and also one of the poorest areas of the country in terms of GDP per head...
partnership. The college is part of The University of Plymouth Colleges network
The University of Plymouth Colleges network
The University of Plymouth Colleges network is a partnership between the University of Plymouth and local colleges to deliver a range of higher education courses in Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, as well as the Channel Islands. The network began in 1989 with the Polytechnic South...
. Following merger with Truro College
Truro College
Truro College is a tertiary institution located in Truro, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. Following an exchange of governing bodies, Truro College merged with Penwith College in April 2008—the combined institution is known as Truro and Penwith College, though the sites retain their original names...
a substantial building plan costed at around £30m is in progress which will see much of the old accommodation replaced by new buildings. The first element, the Zennor building, was occupied in early 2010.
The Director of Penwith College is Martin Tucker.