Motherwell College

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New College Lanarkshire Motherwell Campus
Motherwell College Modern Building.jpg
The main building of the modern College
Type Further education
Established1967, Renamed 1 November 2013
Principal Professor Christopher M Moore
Administrative staff
Unknown
Students20,000
Location,
55°47′01″N3°58′03″W / 55.783584°N 3.967545°W / 55.783584; -3.967545 (New College Lanarkshire, Motherwell Campus)
Website http://www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk/

New College Lanarkshire Motherwell Campus is a further education college located in the Ravenscraig area of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. An independent institution from 1967, in 2013 it merged with Cumbernauld College to form New College Lanarkshire. [1] [2]

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History

Originally sited next to Our Lady's High School and Fir Park Stadium in Motherwell, the original building has since been demolished for redevelopment as a housing estate.

The college moved into a new campus in August 2009, which is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the old site. [3] It was officially opened in January 2010 by the Princess Royal. [4]

The campus is fully equipped, and has an on-site nursery. [5] There are two librarys/learning centres which members of the public can use on a drop in basis. [6]

Courses at the College

The engineering and student accommodation buildings Motherwell College - geograph.org.uk - 3014822.jpg
The engineering and student accommodation buildings

A number of courses are available in the following subject areas, on both a full and part-time basis:

Notable alumni

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References

  1. Motherwell Campus, New College Lanarkshire
  2. New College Lanarkshire, College Development Network
  3. "Students move to steelworks site". BBC News. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  4. "Royal opening for Motherwell College campus". BBC News. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  5. "Firtrees Nursery | Motherwell".
  6. "College facilities" . Retrieved 31 May 2012.[ permanent dead link ]