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]

New College Lanarkshire Motherwell Campus
The main building of the modern College
TypeFurther education
Established1967, Renamed 1 November 2013
PrincipalProfessor Christopher M Moore
Administrative staff
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Students20,000
Location,
55°47′01″N 3°58′03″W / 55.783584°N 3.967545°W / 55.783584; -3.967545 (New College Lanarkshire, Motherwell Campus)
Websitehttp://www.nclanarkshire.ac.uk/

History

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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

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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:

  • 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

Notable alumni

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References

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  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]
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