Petroc (college)

Petroc
Type

Public

Further Education

Higher Education
Established 2009
Principal Diane Dimond
Location Barnstaple and Tiverton, England, United Kingdom
51°04′19″N 4°04′08″W / 51.072°N 4.069°W / 51.072; -4.069 (Petroc-Barnstaple)
50°54′43″N 3°29′31″W / 50.912°N 3.492°W / 50.912; -3.492 (Petroc-Tiverton)
Campus North Devon, Mid Devon, Brannams
Website www.petroc.ac.uk

Petroc is a further education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) college in Devon, England, with a catchment area covering more than 1,500 square miles (3,900 km2). It also has the largest A-level sixth form in North Devon. 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), including distance learning and work-based training.

Petroc was formerly North Devon College and East Devon College. The institutions merged on 1 August 2008, and were renamed as Petroc.[1] The college is named after St Petroc, the patron saint of the Devon flag.

In 2015 the college was graded ‘good’ by Ofsted.[2] In 2017 it was rated as Silver within the Teaching Excellence Framework.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Offord, Paul (2015-05-20). "Two Devon colleges facing combined £4m budget shortfall for 2015/16 consider merger". FE Week. London. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  2. ↑ "Petroc". Ofsted. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. ↑ Howells, Sarah (2017-06-24). "Petroc wins awards for 'excellent' teaching". North Devon Gazette. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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