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Plymouth College of Art

Plymouth | South West England

City By the sea

Ucas code: P65

Plymouth College of Art, one of the specialist art colleges in the UK, offers a wide variety of degree and postgraduate courses in art, design and media. You'll get access to high quality workshop and studio environments, state-of-the art industry standard equipment, small teaching groups and generous contact hours with academics, technicians and practitioners.
Source: Plymouth College of Art website

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Vital stats

Sources: NSS, DLHE & HESA
Student satisfaction score 76% LOW

Number of students

1,380

students attended last year

Undergraduate / Postgraduate

93%

of students are undergrads

Full-time / Part-time

2%

of students are part-time

Male / Female

30%

of students are male

Young / Mature

25%

of students aged over 21

UK / Non-UK

3%

of students here are from outside the UK

What students say about this university

6 comments (1 student)

    • Accommodation

      Great location and low costs.

      2018, 2nd year, Fine Art

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    • Location

      Very central to city centre, easy transport links.

      2018, 2nd year, Fine Art

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    • Settled

      Easy to make friends at freshers events, encouragement to engage with classmates.

      2018, 2nd year, Fine Art

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    • Overall

      I would definitely recommend PCA to anyone wanting to pursue a career in the art field.

      2018, 2nd year, Fine Art

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    • Course

      Amazing variety of workshops and resources available, supportive tutors and decent timetabling.

      2018, 2nd year, Fine Art

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    • Unilife

      Great support from the student hub, student services, tutors, great opportunities to work with professionals in your chosen field.

      2018, 2nd year, Fine Art

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