About Us

City College Plymouth's Vision:

To be the South West’s leading provider of innovative,
skills-based, vocational education and training.

Key Facts

• Number of full-time students - 4,202
• Number of part-time students - 14,245
• Total number of students - 18,447 (which includes 290 higher education students and 210 non-EU ‘international students’
• Number of apprentices - 924 (included sub-contracted apprentices)
• Number of employees - 779
• The College is estimated to be worth 1,432 full-time equivalent jobs to the Plymouth area and has a total annual staffing budget of £19 million*
• College staff spend an estimated £2.3 million a year on food and household items and a further £2.6 million on leisure goods and services*
• Based on an average ratio of 38 local jobs per £1 million of contract, City College Plymouth supported 144 local jobs through contracts with local suppliers*

* Source: South West FE Colleges Impact Assessment April 2008 (based on figures for 2006/7)