Dumfries and Galloway College explained

Dumfries and Galloway College
Motto:One step ahead
Established:1961
Type:College of further and higher education
Principal:Joanna Campbell
Students:4,500 students per year average
City:Dumfries and Stranraer
State:Dumfries & Galloway
Country:Scotland
Campus:Crichton Campus Dumfries and Stranraer,
Colours: Navy blue and orange
Website:https://www.dumgal.ac.uk/

Dumfries and Galloway College (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste Dhùn Phris is Ghall-Ghàidhealaibh) is a further education college in Dumfries and Galloway, with campuses in Dumfries and Stranraer.

Founded in 1961, the college has flourished to become a leading voice in green energy skills development to help tackle climate change and one of the main providers of learning and training across the South of Scotland. The college offers programmes ranging from senior-phase school partnerships to higher education, with a range of courses, including business, computing, care, childcare, construction, creative industries, education, engineering, hairdressing, beauty and complementary therapies, health and social studies, hospitality and sports and recreation.

In 2008 their campus moved from Heathhall to its new main campus on the Crichton Estate, sitting nearby the University of Glasgow's and the University of the West of Scotland's satellite faculties in Dumfries.

The college was recognised at the 2021 Green Gown Awards, winning the accolade of the UK and Ireland's Sustainability Institution of the Year award for 2020[1] and it regularly boasts of high student satisfaction rates - 97% among further education students and 94% among higher education students in the most recent 2018-19 Student Satisfaction and Engagement survey[2] conducted by the Scottish Funding Council. This places Dumfries and Galloway College in the top 5 institutions in Scotland for student satisfaction.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Green Gown Awards 2020 - Dumfries and Galloway College - Winner Sustainability Exchange. 2021-04-12. www.sustainabilityexchange.ac.uk.
  2. Web site: Student Satisfaction and Engagement Survey 2018-19. live. 12 April 2021. Scottish Funding Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20191114034510/http://www.sfc.ac.uk/web/FILES/statisticalpublications_sfcst092019/SFCST092019_SSES_201819.pdf . 2019-11-14 .