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Motherwell College Type Further education Principal Hugh Logan Admin. staff 530 Students 20,000 Location Ravenscraig, Scotland Website http://www.motherwell.ac.uk/ Motherwell College is a further education college located in the Ravenscraig area of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The college moved into a new campus in 2009, which is located 1 km from the old site.
The old building was located next to Our Lady's High School and Fir Park Stadium in Motherwell, and has since been demolished and a new housing estate has been constructed on the site.
The new College is equipped to help students with disabilities including physical disabilities, visual impairments and dyslexia. (There is also special accommodation for disabled students).
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College Facilities
The new campus at Ravenscraig has a range of facilities for the use of students and the general public. This includes:
- Free and Unlimited E-mail and Internet
- Employment Centre
- Students Association
- Student Accommodation (including purpose built 50 bedroom Halls of Residence)
- Shop
- Internet Cafe
- Foodcourt
- Two libraries
Courses at the College
A number of courses are available in the following subject areas:
- Animation, Design and Media
- Automotive Studies
- Beauty & Complementary Therapies
- Business and Management
- Computing & Information Technology
- Construction
- Education
- Engineering
- Hairdressing & Make-up Artistry
- Health
- Health & Safety
- Highers/Intermediates
- Hospitality
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Languages
- Performing Arts
- Photography
- Professional Cookery
- Social Care
- Social Sciences
- Sport and Fitness
- Supported Learning Programmes
- Travel and Tourism
The college offers flexible ways of learning, including courses in the evening, community learning and distance learning.
Access courses
There is an Access course leading to higher education in Humanities.
College Nursery
The on-site college nursery can cater for children aged between 6 weeks to 5 years. The nursery is highly-rated by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate and The Care Commission.[1]
Part time study
A wide range of part time courses runs both day and evening. There are two learning centres which members of the public can use on a drop in basis. There are also e-learning, internet-based courses.
External links
References
- ^ "The College Nursery". http://www.motherwell.ac.uk/student/nursery_facilities.aspx. Retrieved 2010-07-03.[dead link]
Categories:- Motherwell
- Educational institutions established in 1968
- Education in North Lanarkshire
- Further education colleges in Scotland
- 1968 establishments in Scotland
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