North Devon College

As well as catering for the area's teenagers, the college's curriculum also encompassed adult learning, work-based training and higher education.

As NDC expanded, the college outgrew its main campus and leased additional premises in and around Barnstaple, including the Hair Academy at Roundswell and Queens House in the town centre.

The Learning and Skills Council committed £78 million to the project as part of the £2.3 billion Building Colleges for the Future programme.

[1] Despite this setback, NDC continued to develop facilities, including the creation of a new campus in the former Brannam Pottery buildings in Roundswell, Barnstaple.

NDC was frequently one of the top performing colleges in the country and was recognised as 'outstanding' by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) at its last inspection in 2006.