Education
The college has three campuses for sixteen- to nineteen-year-old students: Eastbourne Vocational, Park and Lewes 6th Form College. Each of these has a Head who is responsible for all of the students within that college, and each Head is supported by a Sussex Downs College Team of Senior Managers, under the direction of an Executive Director of Business Development and a Principal/Chief Executive. A variety of part-time and full-time courses are also offered at Sussex Downs College. These vary from leisure based courses in subjects such as arts and crafts, music, food, drink, and dance to qualification based courses such as medicine and teacher training. Part of the college also specialises in courses for local businesses.
Work-based learning is provided in a wide range of vocational areas, including business, construction, engineering, hairdressing and beauty therapy, and health and social care. The college is designated as a Centre of Vocational Excellence for the performing arts and entertainment industries. The college now has approximately 6,000 mostly full-time students under the age of 19 and around 10,000 adult learners. The College employs around 1600 staff.
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