Summary
West Highland College (Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste na Gàidhealtachd an Iar) is a college of further and higher education in the West Highlands of Scotland. The college is part of the University of the Highlands and Islands and operates from a number of college centres across the area, at Auchtertyre, Broadford, Fort William, Kilchoan, Kinlochleven, Mallaig, Portree, Strontian and Ullapool.
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| Type | College |
|---|---|
| Established | 2010 |
| Location | , |
| Affiliations | University of the Highlands and Islands, |
| Website | www.whc.uhi.ac.uk |
West Highland College was formed in August 2010 from the merger of Lochaber College (founded in 1998) with Skye & Wester Ross College (dates to 2003).[1]
School of Adventure Studies is based at Fort William & Broadford College centres. It delivers two Further Education courses at Level 5 & 6 and four honours degrees in Adventure Tourism Management, Adventure Performance & Coaching, Adventure Education & Marine Costal Tourism.
In February 2012 Dr Michael Foxley became chair of the college.[2]
In January 2013 it was announced that money from the European Regional Development Fund would go towards a new building for the Portree campus. The building would have capacity to support 300 learners, with an additional 60 full-time places available from September 2013.[3]
An external review of the college in 2014 by Education Scotland included positive findings.[4][5]
College centres edit
- Auchtertyre: 57°17′04″N 5°35′06″W / 57.2845°N 5.5851°W
- Broadford: 57°14′40″N 5°54′57″W / 57.2445°N 5.9157°W
- Fort William: 56°49′21″N 5°06′28″W / 56.8225°N 5.1078°W
- Kilchoan: 56°41′49″N 6°06′02″W / 56.6969°N 6.1005°W
- Kinlochleven: 56°42′51″N 4°57′57″W / 56.7143°N 4.9658°W
- Mallaig: 57°00′20″N 5°49′52″W / 57.0056°N 5.8311°W
- Portree, Fingal Centre: 57°24′44″N 6°12′10″W / 57.4123°N 6.2029°W
- Portree, Creative Arts & Education Centre: 57°24′51″N 6°12′42″W / 57.4141°N 6.2118°W
- Strontian: 56°41′59″N 5°34′06″W / 56.6996°N 5.5682°W
- Ullapool: 57°53′43″N 5°09′39″W / 57.8953°N 5.1608°W
References edit
- ^ "Merged college for west Highlands". BBC News. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Lochaber councillor is West Highland College's new chairman". Oban Times. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "New funding for West Highland College UHI". Scottish Government. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ^ "High praise for fledgling West Highland college". North Star News. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Taylor, Stuart (1 May 2014). "West Highland College gets glowing report from inspectors". Lochaber News. Retrieved 29 June 2014.