Type College Website www.orkney.uhi.ac.uk Founded 1995 | Established 1995 Phone +44 1856 569000 | |
Location Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland Affiliations University of the Highlands and Islands, Address East Rd, Orkney, Kirkwall, Kirkwall KW15 1LX, UK Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 1,820 GBP (2013) Similar University of the Highland, Glasgow Kelvin College, South Lanarkshire College, Borders College, Fife College | ||
Orkney College is a further and higher education college in Orkney, an archipelago in northern Scotland. It is an academic partner in the University of the Highlands and Islands.
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The College serves the Orkney community, which is rural and has long had an economy based on agriculture and fishing. Its main campus is a purpose-built site opened in 2000 on the outskirts of Kirkwall. It is one of very few non-incorporated colleges in Scotland and is the responsibility of the Orkney Islands Council, which has devolved many powers, including management, funding and staffing to the College Management Council.
The College has strong links with agriculture and opened an Agronomy Institute in 2002.
Orkney College's courses provide students of all ages with a full range of qualifications from Scottish Vocational Qualifications, Scottish Group Awards (Higher Still) through Higher National Certificate and Diploma to Degree and postgraduate Degree Level. It hosts research in agronomy, archaeology, cultural studies, geophysics, Nordic studies, language and literature.
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Maritime training
The college conducts vocational training for the merchant navy personnel. These are MCA and RYA certified. Some of them are: