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My 2p (as a practicing designer, who went to art college): If your daughter hasn't even completed a foundation I wouldn't give too much thought as to the career prospects or any of the other trash being talked here - it's simply not relevant yet.
After a year of foundation it could be that she will decide to pack it all in and do a more academic subject. Or she could decide that she is most interested in visual communication, design engineering, architecture, 3D graphics .. or any number of 'arts' careers that have clear career paths and prospects.
Don't burden her with tales of woe from fine art graduates - support her and let her find her own path (which, to be fair - it sounds like you are already doing). Sure, some people will struggle to find their own paths after university, but that isn't course-specific - that's just life.
The fact that Fine Art isn't a particularly vocational degree is largely irrelevant (neither is English, or History - but you don't hear anyone saying those are pointless subjects to study. How many people go on to become historians? Very few) - it can lead you to a career working for galleries, cultural institutions, publishing, the civil service etc etc. I know plenty of people who studied Fine Art, and while very few of them are successful artists, the majority of them have found successful careers in related fields, which use the skills and knowledge they acquired at University.
Falmouth has an excellent reputation - I can also personally recommend Brighton as I studied there and loved every minute of the three years I lived there.