Bicton College is a college

College

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 with around 1,000 full-time and 3,500 part-time pupils, located near Budleigh Salterton

Budleigh Salterton

Budleigh Salterton is a small town on the south coast of Devon, England 15 miles south of Exeter. It is situated within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty designated East Devon AONB.- Features :...

, Devon

Devon

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, England

England

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. The college specialises in agriculture and currently offers courses in such topics as animal care, countyside management, horticulture, outdoor leisure, veterinary nursing, and agricultural engineering, aboriculture and floristry. The college's courses range from level 1 all the way to foundation degrees

Foundation degree

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. For the level-4 courses the college works in partnership with the University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth

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The college was founded under the name Bicton Farm Institute in 1947, when the Devon County Council leased Bicton House

Bicton House, Devon

Bicton House is a late 18th or early 19th century country house, which stands on the campus of Bicton College, Bicton, near Exmouth, East Devon. It is a Grade II* listed building....

 and part of the Bicton Park estate from Lord Clinton

Baron Clinton

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. The name was changed in 1967 to Bicton College of Agriculture and in 2002 to Bicton College.

For the years 2007-2008 Bicton College was recognised as a Centre of Excellence in Teacher Training for its training of teachers in the Post Compulsory (Post 16) sector.

External links

• Bicton College website