Coatbridge College is Scotland’s first College with over 145 years of history. The College has over 250 members of staff and is home to around 7,000 students. The College provides further education to the people of North Lanarkshire, in particular those who live in Coatbridge and Airdrie.
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The 1970s saw Coatbridge College move away from traditional heavy industries and it changed its focus to commerce. In 1984 the College was extended to create computing suites, hairdressing and beauty salons, a refectory area, sports facilities and a large Theatre, which was later to be named the Ian Bannen Theatre.
Campuses
The College is currently split over three Campuses. The Kildonan Street Campus is the College’s main campus offering eight out of ten subject areas. The Greenhills Campus is home to the Automotive and Transport Department, with The School of Dental Studies based at the Duart House Campus at Strathclyde Business Park.
Curriculum
The College currently offers study within 10 Curriculum subject areas including:
Estate Redevelopment
June 2009 saw the College undergo a redevelopment of its Kildonan Street Campus. Phase 1 included a £22.5 million refurbishment of the College’s south building to improve facilities and provide full disabled access funded by the Scottish Funding Council. The project started as planned in June 2009 and was completed on schedule in April 2011.
Phase 2 of the estates strategy began in May 2011 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2012. Phase 2 will see the entire estate being modernised and enhanced to meet the needs of all students and staff, provide sustainable and flexible accommodation, state of the art equipment and teaching facilities as well as the opportunities for businesses and communities to engage with the College. The College’s focus in placing the learner at the heart of all activity has, and will, continue to ensure an ever improving learner experience. The intent is to improve the quality and extent of its demand led, flexible curriculum within a sustainable and fit for purpose environment.
Phase 2 has seen the completion of the College’s state of the art conference center facilities which offers industry leading technology within a 249 capacity lecture theatre, along with break out meeting and interview rooms.
HMIE
In July 2012 Coatbridge College received an outstanding HMIE review. HMIE are so confident in Coatbridge College that not a single point for action was set out. HMIE have published 4 unconditional statements of confidence and state that they are: