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Student life

The majority of your students access our courses locally and our courses are designed to offer easy access for our learners to regularly attend face to face learning on campus. Courses will be offered over 2-3 days a week maximum, with lessons between 9am and 4pm each day. Part time courses will often only require 1 day per week attendance. HE students each campus have access to specific HE breakout space to use for study or a break from study. Each campus has it own library, with access to books and journals. There is also journal access through Science Direct or OpenAthens, with additional access from our partner universities. 

Our campuses are vibrant and busy, with a range of regular events throughout the year to get involved in such as theatre shows and special events at the animal park.

What's it like to live in South West?
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The South West of England is made up of seven counties, with rural areas surrounding key student cities – from Plymouth and Bournemouth up to Bath, Bristol and Cheltenham & Gloucester.

You'll find many a festival – including the world-famous Glastonbury. And if you're a cider or cheese buff, you'll have plenty to try in the South West. You can always walk it off in Dartmoor and Exmoor national parks, or beautiful countryside from the Cotswolds to Land's End.

Cornwall, Dorset, and Devon are big coastal favourites, with idyllic beaches and waves to test the bravest surfers.

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What's it like to live in South West?
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The South West of England is made up of seven counties, with rural areas surrounding key student cities – from Plymouth and Bournemouth up to Bath, Bristol and Cheltenham & Gloucester.

You'll find many a festival – including the world-famous Glastonbury. And if you're a cider or cheese buff, you'll have plenty to try in the South West. You can always walk it off in Dartmoor and Exmoor national parks, or beautiful countryside from the Cotswolds to Land's End.

Cornwall, Dorset, and Devon are big coastal favourites, with idyllic beaches and waves to test the bravest surfers.

Learn more

Campus and facilities

Weymouth campus is a modern, urban campus - although it is right next to the sea! There is free parking and easy access to Weymouth town centre. It has a range of cafes and facilities such as a library and break out spaces. There is also a gym, a nursery and theatre with regular events.

Kingston Maurward campus is a rural campus, just on the outskirts of Dorchester. It has a 750 acre estate with a working farm and diary, public animal park and gardens and conference and wedding space in a Georgian mansion. It has a educational animal collection including a highly diverse range of species, an equine yard and riding facilities, horticulture facilities and gardens as well the diversity of the estate.

Course locations

Main Site (Weymouth College)

Weymouth, DT4 7LQ

Kingston Maurward Campus

Dorchester, DT2 8PY

Weymouth Campus

Weymouth, DT4 7LQ