I can't recommend the BA Photography at Carmarthen School of Art, Coleg Sir Gâr, highly enough. The teaching, which combines practical knowhow with art history, philosophy and cultural context, is first class. The tutors are knowledgable, inspiring, thoughtful and caring and provide a wonderfully encouraging and safe space for students to flourish into confident, accomplished photographers. The enterprise element of the course provides a good opportunity to develop the commercial side of the student's practice, setting them up to hit the ground running when they leave. Support continues after graduation with a strong alumni and Graduate Resident programme. I studied at Carmarthen School of Art as a mature student and graduated with First Class Honours. I can honestly say it was one of the best things I've done in my life. I feel so lucky to have been able to attend such a fantastic degree programme on my doorstep in West Wales!

The college provided an excellent level of contact with the lecturers and the course leader was always on hand to answer questions and give support and feedback. Taught time and the amount of assessments in the first and second years is high which makes you work hard but the results show in the third year when you focus on your own practice.

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Brilliant, fantastic and amazing. If I could go back and do it all over again I would in a heart beat. The staff become friends that you can openly talk to about your issues and help push you in the right direction. Since leaving I have completed the Artist in resident, taken part in several exhibitions and been involved in a co art project about isolation and health. I look at everything different to what I done before.

The lectures and support staff become life long friends, however if you don't pull in the work they will be on top of you with the right support needed to succeed. When you return to education after a long period out it feels daunting and frightening at first, then you realise how everyone is there to support you daily. It's like a big family.

I studied here from 2015 to 2018 it really was the best decision of my life to return to study a subject that really interested me. I loved my time spent here.

I now am starting to become a support worker with people who suffer from learning difficulties. I would never of thought my life would go down this road, if it wasn't for doing this university course I would still be floating around not knowing what to do. Now I am focusing on what I enjoy to do.