25 reviews for Plumpton College

A really inspiring campus to study on, with access to a wide range of species to gain experience. Student support is outstanding as a higher education student, with personal 1 2 1's each semester and the opportunity for more if needed, and excellent teaching from lecturers with a wealth of knowledge and experience that they are keen to share. Facilities are lacklustre in places, the toilets in the agrifood building are well maintained but unfortunately the rest of the campus is not to the same standard. Plug sockets in classrooms are also not easily accessible during lectures, so fully charged laptops are a must.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Plumpton College. The university experience here is definitely unique and one to consider if you are looking at studying an animal-based degree. The class sizes are relatively small, making staff and student interaction extremely focused and personal. Teaching staff are extremely friendly and definitely play a role in making the uni experience as positive and stress-free as possible. The modules in both of the animal degrees are extremely useful for application across a series of job roles also. Because the scale of degree students - college students is extremely uneven, the facilities solely available to university students are limited but I am aware that the staff are working hard to make plans to change this.

It is an amazing place to study, the campus is in such a lovely location in the south downs. The facilities are really helpful in getting real world experience for your future career.

It is a wonderful place to study in contact with nature.

- Location: fresh air, countryside tranquility which helps with the studies, especially for those who love nature and being outside the city. - Campus: very cozy and fast moving, different ages. Since it is several different HE departments, one can broaden horizons in different areas of agriculture, not only viticulture. - Teaching staff are always around, its easy to have many questions resolved on the spot; the feadback is taken seriously and the department works to make changes to facilitate and support the students. - Trips abroad help with networking, hands on the industry and development of the industry awareness. - Little contact hours is great (especially for those who are working and this is a second uni degree), but it has an impact on the practicals - personally I would love to have more then just one fermentation a year (as vintage wise) - Would be nice to have more students - the department lacks in numbers.

Plumpton college staff are very supportive and accommodating, nothing is ever too much to ask for in terms of support from my experience. Campus is in a very picturesque location and has many local walks which are good for having a break from studying!

Plumpton College provides a strong academic environment with a supportive community.

Campus is situated within the South Downs National Park providing beautiful views and lots of walks in nature. However, with campus being situated where it is, unless you can drive it can be difficult to get out and about. There is a bus service that goes to Lewes and Haywards Heath but these buses are not regular (every 2.5 hours) and would regularly be late/not show up. If living in the on-site accommodation they provide a weekly minibus service to Asda for you to do a food shop and will sometimes put on trips to the cinema, bowling, glowballs etc but numbers are limited for these and run on a first come first served basis. Onsite accommodation can be difficult if you are more of a quite person and prefer an early night as you are living with other over 18s who are new to university life and they are not yet dealing with the stress of final year dissertations. However, if the noise gets too loud the wardens will occasionally step in and tell the students to quiet down. Residential hosts parties throughout the year for all residents and these were enjoyable and planned well. Support received from Plumpton has been amazing! I attended with my guide dog and felt very welcome there with her attending classes and living in residential with me. Everything was arranged before we moved in and any access needs I had were listened to and implemented. My programme manager ensured we felt welcome from before we even began the course and invited us to view the campus again on a quieter day during the summer to do some preparation training which really helped ease any anxiety I had about attending in September. The HE team is also incredibly supportive and always there if you need anything. I became a student ambassador whilst at uni, which allowed for me to work at open days/evenings, as well as attending other events to promote Plumpton College. I would definitely recommend doing this as a way to enhance your CV and get some spending money whilst at uni in such a remote location. We had some comments about the course content however, these have been listened to and the course will be receiving a refresh over the next year with our input to make it what it needs to be! Overall I enjoyed my course at Plumpton College and would recommend attending an open day to get a feel for campus before committing to anything but the view of the south downs is what did it for me originally!

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Stunning rural location, appropriately agricultural. Staff are friendly and helpful, lecturers and tutors are very knowledgeable and experienced.