North East Scotland College
North East Scotland College | |
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Former names |
Aberdeen College Banff and Buchan College |
Established | 1 November 2013 |
Type | Further Education |
Location | Aberdeen, Scotland |
North East Scotland College was formed on the first of November 2013 from the merger of Aberdeen College and Banff & Buchan College.[1] The new regional college will serve an extensive geographical area with its main centres of delivery in Aberdeen and Fraserburgh.
The main NESCol campus – Aberdeen City Campus, is based at the Gallowgate in Aberdeen. The College also has a number of other campuses including Fraserburgh, Aberdeen Altens and Aberdeen Craibstone and Macduff, Ellon and Inverurie Learning Centres.
The College also provides training in a number of community settings throughout Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.
North East Scotland College operates across three major subject areas: Engineering, Science and Technology; Creative Industries, Computing and Business Enterprise; and Service Industries. The College has over 7,000 full-time students and 14,000 part-time students.
References
- ↑ "Four new Scottish regional colleges created". BBC News. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.