Motherwell College Explained

New College Lanarkshire Motherwell Campus
Established:1967, Renamed 1 November 2013
Principal:Professor Christopher M Moore
Administrative Staff:Unknown
Students:20,000
Coor:55.7836°N -3.9675°W
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]

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 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

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

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk/students/your-campus/motherwell-campus Motherwell Campus
  2. https://www.cdn.ac.uk/colleges/lanarkshire/new-college-lanarkshire/ New College Lanarkshire
  3. Web site: Students move to steelworks site. BBC News. 2009-08-26. 2012-05-31.
  4. Web site: Royal opening for Motherwell College campus. BBC News. 2010-01-15. 2012-05-31.
  5. Web site: Firtrees Nursery Motherwell.
  6. Web site: College facilities. 2012-05-31.