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 University
of Chichester The University of Chichester is one
of the new smaller universities and is based on two sites –
the Bishop Otter Campus at Chichester and the Bognor Regis Campus.
The Chichester site dates back to 1839 when it was established as
‘Bishop Otter’s School for Training Masters.’
This institution closed in 1867 but was reopened in 1873 as a college
for training female teachers. The Bognor Regis site was opened in
1946 as an emergency teacher training college. The two colleges
merged in 1977 to form what was then called the West Sussex Institute
of Higher Education, the name later being changed to Chichester
Institute of Higher Education. It became the University College
of Chichester, attaining full University status in October 2005.
The university has approximately 5,000 full-time and part-time students
and offers a wide range of courses which are taught in the schools
of Cultural Studies, International, Physical Education, Social Studies,
Sport Exercise & Health Sciences, Teacher Education and Visual
& Performing Arts. In addition to the various undergraduate
courses there are
opportunities to study taught postgraduate courses leading to Masters
Degrees through more than fifteen routes within the Postgraduate
Awards Scheme.
Bishop Otter Campus, College Lane, Chichester, PO19 6PE
www.chiuni.ac.uk Tel: 01243 816000
Bognor Regis Campus, Upper Bognor Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1HR
Tel: 01243 812083
Chichester College
Chichester College was originally founded in 1964 and now is a major
centre for a wide range of academic, commercial, scientific, technical,
recreational, agricultural and adult education courses.
It is on two sites - the Chichester Campus to the west of the City
and the Brinsbury Campus near Pulborough. The courses at both sites
are designed to accommodate everyone from school leaver to mature
learner. The college also has a strong international section and
the college was awarded the British Council Beacon Award for International
Support in 1999/2000 and the Beacon Award for International Marketing
in 2000/2001.
In 2005 the college won the Queen’s Award for Higher and Further
Education.
Chichester Campus, Westgate Fields, Chichester, PO19 1SB
Brinsbury Campus, North Heath, Pulborough, RH20 1DL
www.chichester.ac.uk Tel: 01243 786321
West Dean College
West Dean College lies six miles to the north of Chichester. It
is run by the Edward James Foundation, a charitable trust formed
in 1964, and is based in an attractive country house surrounded
by an estate which includes gardens, an arboretum, farms, wooded
areas and a nature reserve. The income from the estate helps to
support the work of the college. 
The Foundation was established by the late Edward James to realise
his vision of preserving and teaching the arts in their widest sense.
Edward James was a supporter of Surrealism and built up a collection
of paintings and artefacts that is thought to be the finest in private
hands. He knew and gave practical help to Dali and Magritte among
others.
The college offers residential courses at postgraduate level in
conservation and restoration (books, ceramics, clocks, antique furniture
and fine metalwork), visual and applied arts (sculpture, painting,
drawing and tapestry weaving) and the making of early stringed musical
instruments. There are also MA courses in Conservation Studies and
Visual Arts. A wide range of short courses take place during the
year for students of all abilities in the crafts, visual arts, music
and creative writing.
West Dean College, West Dean, Chichester, PO18 0QZ
www.westdean.org.uk
Tel: 01243 811301
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