29.09.06
Cornish Degree Students Get Top Marks in the South West

Cornwall College students are celebrating an amazing achievement this year as some of them gain the top grades in the South West. The BA (Hons) Social Work graduating class of 2006 has seen three of its students come in the top six of a University of Plymouth cohort of 120 students across Devon and Cornwall.

"This is a fantastic achievement," commented Programme Manager Dr Deborah Phillips, "All of our students have worked so hard. These are excellent results with so many of our students being awarded first class honours degrees and a significant number graduating with a high 2.1. It is a testament to the expertise, high standards and effort invested by our teaching team and the quality of higher education that is now available in Cornwall."

Students took their studies even further this year when they hosted a ground breaking conference on domestic violence. Professor Audrey Mullender, Principal of Ruskin College Oxford and Professor Gill Hague from the University of Bristol were key speakers and are respected academics and international leaders in the field of domestic violence. Other guest speakers included local practitioners and care workers with experience in dealing with domestic violence in the local community.

Student Noreen Bronsan commented, "It's been brilliant to study such a high quality degree in Cornwall. Not having to travel to Plymouth to study has been a great benefit to my studies. I think my first class degree is a great reflection of this and I certainly feel like I have had the full university experience here at Cornwall College."

John Latham, CEO and Principal of Cornwall College said, "As a partner College of the University of Plymouth and a key player within the Combined Universities in Cornwall initiative, we are dedicated to providing high quality degree-level study for Cornwall. These results go to show how far we have come in establishing ourselves as a viable alternative to studying at degree level out of county."

For further information please contact Sarah Plant, marketing department Cornwall College on 01209 616100 or email sarah.plant@cornwall.ac.uk.

The Objective One Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has invested in the Combined Universities in Cornwall (CUC) project, both Phase 1 and Phase 2, through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). Cornwall College is a partner in the CUC.

Editor's notes:

The BA (Hons) degree in Social Work is the only one of its kind in Cornwall and is approved by the University of Plymouth.

Cornwall College is a partner college of the University of Plymouth, part of the Combined Universities in Cornwall initiative and offers over 100 university courses both full and part-time.

Cornwall College has 8 sites across Cornwall, including Duchy College and Falmouth Marine School and offers the widest range of high quality academic and vocational training in the county.

Cornwall College is the only college in the South West to hold 4 'Centre of Vocational Excellence Awards'.

Centre of Vocational Excellence – Tourism, Customer Care
Centre of Vocational Excellence – IT Systems
Centre of Vocational Excellence – Marine Engineering & Technology
Centre of Vocational Excellence – Food & Drink Technology

Clare Morgan
Media Relations Manager
Objective One Partnership Office
Castle House
Pydar Street
Truro TR1 2UD
Mobile: 07973 813647
Telephone: 01872 223439

cmorgan@cornwall.gov.uk

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