College of St Mark & St John
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| Motto | Abeunt studia in mores "out of studies comes character". |
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| Established | 1973 |
| Type | Independent Church of England voluntary |
| Principal | Dr David Baker |
| Students | 5,000 full and part-time |
| Location | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Website | http://www.marjon.ac.uk/ |
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[edit] The history of the College of St Mark & St John (Marjon)
Marjon has a distinguished history in higher education going back more than 160 years to the foundation by the National Society (now National Society (Church of England) for Promoting Religious Education) of the constituent colleges of St John’s Battersea (1840) and St Mark’s, Chelsea (1841). The two colleges combined on the Chelsea site in 1923 and the College of St Mark & St John moved from London to Plymouth in 1973. It has prepared people for degrees since 1862.
At present Marjon is affiliated to the University of Exeter who award the College’s degrees, but the Marjon is undergoing assessment to achieve Taught Degree Awarding Powers which means it will be able to award its own degrees.
[edit] About Marjon
Marjon has one campus, one community with everything required to study and socialise all on the same site in Plymouth, South West England.
Marjon has an academic community of around 5,000 people and attracts students from all over the UK and overseas. The College has much to offer academically and socially and has a reputation for providing an environment where study and socialising go hand in hand.
In the 2005 Sunday times University Guide, Marjon was ranked as the third best higher education college in the UK, and in terms of teaching excellence it was the best in the South West and ranked 10th overall in the UK. In the first national student survey Marjon appeared in the top ten.
Undergraduate and postgraduate courses are taught both on campus and overseas, with Marjon lecturers delivering learning in countries such as Mexico and Ethiopia.
A £4Million purpose-built health studies centre on the campus enables 1000 students from Devon and Cornwall to study a range of health therapies, providing opportunities for shared learning across health professions.
[edit] About the area
The College is located between Dartmoor National Park and the coast with views to Plymouth Sound from the campus.
The city centre of Plymouth is only a few miles and a short bus-ride away. Plymouth City Council.
