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West College Scotland

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Type
  
Further education

Principal
  
Audrey Cumberford

Established
  
1 August 2013

Nickname
  
WCS

Location
  
Clydebank, Greenock and Paisley, Scotland

Colours
  
Black, Blue, Grey, Orange

West College Scotland is a further education institution in Scotland. It is the regional college for West Scotland and serves the populations of Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire and surrounding areas, as well as overseas students.

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History

The college was created on 1 August 2013 from James Watt College in Greenock, Reid Kerr College in Paisley and Clydebank College in Clydebank. The former colleges became the Greenock, Paisley and Clydebank Campuses respectively.

The former campuses of the James Watt College in Largs and Kilwinning were transferred to the new Ayrshire College at the time of the merger.

College campuses

  • Clydebank Campus (Formerly Clydebank College) is located in Clydebank, West Dumbartonshire.
  • Greenock Campus (Formerly James Watt College) is located in Greenock, Inverclyde.
  • Paisley Campus (Formerly Reid Kerr College) is located in Paisley, Renfrewshire.

    • Curriculum

    The college offers all the courses provided by its legacy institutions.

    Principal

    The first and current Principal of West College Scotland is Audrey Cumberford, who was also the Principal of the former Reid Kerr College.

    References

    West College Scotland Wikipedia
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