History
The college was established in the post-World War 2 era of the late 1940s, as an agricultural college with 50 students. The college remained relatively unchanged until 1990, when Malcolm Wharton joined as Principal, initiating a rapid expansion programme, starting with the provision of a larger variety of further education courses. The first higher education programme in Equine Studies was introduced in 1992, followed by the first degree programme in Equine Science in 1994. Malcolm Wharton retired from his post after 22 years, in August 2012, and was succeeded by Russell Marchant.
Hartpury’s link with the University of the West of England (UWE) began in 1997 when Hartpury was awarded Associate Faculty status.
1999 saw the introduction of the first Master’s Degree programme – an MSc in Equine Science. The college was able to offer Foundation degree programmes from 2003, and 2004 saw the first PhD Student.
The college was awarded ‘Outstanding College' status by Ofsted for its further education courses and facilities in November 2009.
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