Moray College
| Moray College UHI | |
|---|---|
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| Established | 1971 |
| Type | College |
| Principal | Mike Devenney |
| Location |
Elgin, Moray, Scotland 57°38′43″N 3°18′58″W / 57.6454°N 3.3162°WCoordinates: 57°38′43″N 3°18′58″W / 57.6454°N 3.3162°W |
| Affiliations | University of the Highlands and Islands |
| Website | www.moray.uhi.ac.uk |
Moray College is a further education college based in Elgin, in Moray, northeastern Scotland. It has 1,500 full-time students and 8,100 part-time students (based on 2009–2010 academic year). It employs approximately 370 staff (266 full-time) and is a college of the University of the Highlands and Islands.
History
In 1971 the Elgin Technical College was opened as a further education college by the local education authority. The name of the college changed to the Moray College of Further Education in 1978. When the Further and Higher Education Scotland Act was passed in 1992 the college left the ownership of the local education authority (a process known as incorporation) and the name was changed to simply Moray College.
The nature of study changed at Moray College in 1997 when it became a partner college of the UHI Millennium Institute. It was now able to offer a far wider range of subjects for study through networked courses via the UHI Millennium Institute.
Curriculum
Main subject areas taught at the college are art, business and administration, care and social sciences, communication and languages, computing and information technology, hairdressing, beauty and complementary therapies, hospitality, science, maths, sport, skills for life and technology. A number of additional subject areas are available through the college partnership with the UHI Millennium Institute.