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 - 3,485
• Number of part-time students - 14,318
• Total number of students - 17,803 (which includes 914 higher education students and 185 non-EU ‘international students’
• Number of apprentices - 1,269 (included sub-contracted apprentices)
• Number of employees - 806
• 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)