Truro and Penwith College

Complete focus on the college outcomes not the individual students. Disgusting!

Before I started at this college, I was really nervous and had no idea what to expect (especially since I was told by a member of staff at my old school I would regret coming here). However this turned out to be the complete opposite as I settled into college really quickly. Within the first couple of weeks I already felt like I settled into college. My lectures were/are very supportive throughout my course and the quality of teaching is also excellent at this college. And if you need any help with work all the staff here are happy to help.Also, there is a room called T2 (in the Tresillian building on the ground floor who the staff are very friendly) which is a nice quiet room where you can chill out, socialise with others and even do your work and I highly recommend any student attending this college to pop in as to T2.I only have a few more weeks left here and will miss this college as it has been a pleasure to study here for the past 2 years. If you are considering studying here at Truro college I highly recommend you that you apply here.

During my time at Truro college I completed my GCSE maths and was finally able to achieve a grade 4 which was a huge stepping stone in terms of enabling myself to progress onto my integrated masters programme at the university of Exeter where I received the best level of academic support possible thanks to having fantastic academic lecturers and great classmates . Whilst I did very well in terms of achieving great grades I felt that the BTEC l3 in performing arts was mentally draining, a little runned down and affected my mental health especially being in too small groups which created a clique which I was not part of as well as having some lecturers who were clearly very unhappy in their jobs who occasionally would comment if I had lost weight which I found very unprofessional and unpleasant. However, I also had the opportunity to undertake part in LAMDA and EPQ which enabled myself to progress into a Russel group university but would have friends in different courses. My advice to any prospective student would be to plan your course carefully and also bear in mind that universities tend to be very flexible in terms of what degrees you can do at university as well as offering many rewards where you can progress into management related roles.

A great college, two of my kids have already been here, now my youngest has just been offered a place.

My time at Truro College was very enjoyable and the staff were very helpful. I'm Currently studying at Reading University and without all the help given in the National Diploma I wouldn't understand any of the things taught at university. The programming modules are hard but would be impossible without the two years of different programming languages experience I received at Truro College.

I attended the Higher Education department of the college for 1 year and although I now study at the University of Exeter, I really miss the college. This is not just down to the location, but the quality of teaching offered.If you live in Cornwall and are considering Higher Education, I seriously recommend you consider studying a University of Plymouth degree with Truro and Penwith College.

Great college, wonderful staff.

Some of the best times of my life was spent at this College. The tutors are really fun and engaging, while giving you space to think critically about your challenges, whilst removing the fluff when it came to hitting course criteria. They assisted me a lot in preparing for University with additional classes that I needed for entry exams. Overall an awesome college and feel very privileged to have been able to attend.

Engaging interview. Informative team in the Kenwyn building. Very welcoming!

The college is huge much bigger than i would expect a college to be. the facilities are great though i'm yet to try them all. Fast internet to keep up with the mass amounts of students using it at one time. The lectures are really helpful and encouraging and have many different ways they can help you.