The first all-new college in the UK for 20 years, it was created with the assistance of Truro and Penwith College to serve students aged 16–19 from mid, north and east Cornwall, and opened in September 2017.

[4][5] As 1500 students from mid and north Cornwall already spent between an hour and two hours each-way on a bus to reach the Truro College campus every day, the building of a new campus or college further north in Cornwall would reduce the time these students needed to spend travelling.

[6][7][8][9] This led to a consultation period, where Truro and Penwith College sought the views of the local community and received feedback and input from parents and students who might be hoping to attend the proposed college.

On 27 A Level courses, 83% scored grade A*-C. Subjects including A Level biology, chemistry, maths, Spanish, photography, fine art, geography and psychology saw over 50% of students achieving A*-B.

[16] In 2020 A Level students at the college achieved a 99.3% overall pass rate overall, with 83% of entries being awarded A*-C grades.