Petroc is Devon's biggest Further Education provider, with a reach across South West England, from the Atlantic coast to the English Channel.

As well as post-16 'sixth form' academic and vocational learning - including A Levels, NVQs, VRQs and National Diploma qualifications - Petroc offers Higher Education degree courses, full and part time adult education, evening classes and work-based skills training for thousands of employers. Petroc’s 18,000 students a year come from Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and further afield.

The College's main campuses are in Barnstaple (formerly North Devon College) and Tiverton (the former East Devon College), with additional sites in Honiton, Holsworthy and Exeter.

Petroc's vision is of being an outstanding College at the heart of an outstanding learning community, economically, culturally and socially.