A large, highly-rated further education college in Exeter, offering a wide range of academic and vocational courses, apprenticeships, and some HE programmes.
Address: Hele Road, Exeter, EX4 4JS, Devon, England, United Kingdom
STEM, Arts, Business
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Engineering, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Associate Degree, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong links with local employers in Devon for apprenticeships and skills training. Validated HE courses from partner universities.
Research:
Focus on excellence in teaching and learning for post-16 students, and vocational skills.
Famous Alumnis:
Matt Taylor (footballer), Luke Newberry
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1000
Current students***:
12000
Foreign students***:
2%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Outstanding Ofsted rating, wide range of A-levels and vocational courses, strong record of student progression.
Cons
Primarily an FE college, HE is a smaller, though growing, part of its provision.
Best For
Students in Exeter and Devon seeking high-quality A-levels, vocational courses, apprenticeships, or foundation-level higher education, with a strong focus on student success.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Bedford College works in much the same fields, chiefly industrial design, manufacturing and life sciences, and it is slightly larger, at about 16,000 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- For students who like the industrial design, manufacturing and life sciences focus of this school but want another option nearby, North West Regional College fits well: it runs the same bachelor's, associate degree, certificate and diploma programmes, and is slightly larger, at about 15,000 students against roughly 12,000 here.
- West Herts College is the closest domestic counterpart for industrial design, manufacturing and life sciences; it runs the same bachelor's, associate degree, certificate and diploma programmes, and is slightly smaller, at about 10,000 students against roughly 12,000 here.
- South & City College Birmingham shares the core fields of this school, namely manufacturing, life sciences and data analytics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, associate degree, certificate and diploma.
- City of Sunderland College takes a similar route through manufacturing, life sciences and data analytics, and it covers electrical and electronics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 15,000 students against roughly 12,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on industrial design, manufacturing and life sciences is Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning in Canada, and it also offers graduate certificate programmes, and is far larger, with about 86,000 students against roughly 12,000 here.
- In Canada, Lethbridge College teaches much the same core subjects, manufacturing, life sciences and data analytics, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, associate degree, certificate and diploma, and covers agriculture as well.
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani, in India, takes a similar route through manufacturing, life sciences and data analytics; it is slightly larger, at about 17,000 students against roughly 12,000 here, and is private, whereas this school is public.
- If this institution is on your list for industrial design, life sciences and data analytics, Swinburne University of Technology in Australia deserves a comparison, because it covers astroscience and robotics as well, and is far larger, with about 65,979 students against roughly 12,000 here.
- If this school is on your list for industrial design, life sciences and data analytics, University of California, Los Angeles in the United States deserves a comparison, because it covers materials as well, and is far larger, with about 46,500 students against roughly 12,000 here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Continuous Improvement, Innovation, Learning Management System (LMS), Project Management, Quality Management
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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