Hartpury College is a further education college and associate faculty of the University of the West of England situated in the village of Hartpury, Gloucestershire. Hartpury College was established in the post-Second World War era of the late 1940s as a small agricultural college with 50 students. The college remained relatively unchanged until 1990, when current Principal Malcolm Wharton joined, 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. 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. Hartpury College was awarded ‘Outstanding College' status by Ofsted for its further education courses and facilities in November 2009.