Marine Engineering at City College Plymouth
Marine Engineering (HNC) at City College Plymouth asked for 48 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cityplym.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~48 points
Openbelow CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check cityplym.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with other higher education 55%, A-levels or Highers 40%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Higher National Certificate
- Duration
- 2 years
- Mode
- Part-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
40%
still studying
UK 63%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course69%80%
Learning opportunities65%74%
Assessment and feedback70%87%
Academic support67%83%
Organisation and management46%81%
Learning resources67%76%
Student voice63%72%
10 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£39k5 years£48.5k
£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Plymouth, South West England, England
- Postcode
- PL1 5QG
Subjects
marine engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Kings Road
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Maritime technology at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| University of Southampton | Maritime Engineering with Foundation Year MEng (Hon) | ABB | 144–159 |
| University of Plymouth | Civil and Coastal Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| City College Plymouth | Marine Engineering this course | 48 points | — |
| Cornwall College | Operational Yacht Science HNC | 48 points | — |
| Southampton, Solent University | Maritime Engineering with Foundation BEng | 48 points | — |
| University Centre South Devon | Engineering (Marine Technologies) FdSc | 48 points | — |
See all 24 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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