Penwith College

Penwith College is a further and higher education institution based in Penzance, Cornwall. The college takes its name from the former local government district it was located in, Penwith. The college was founded in 1980 from the sixth form departments of the the Humphry Davy Grammar School for Boys and Penzance Girls grammar school and was known until 1990 as Penwith Sixth Form College. Penwith College is a member of the Combined Universities in Cornwall partnership. The college is part of The University of Plymouth Colleges network. Following merger with Truro College a substantial building plan costed at around £30m is in progress which will see much of the old accommodation replaced by new buildings. The first element, the Zennor building, was occupied in early 2010.

The Director of Penwith College is Martin Tucker. The college website is at link.