North East Scotland College

North East Scotland College (abbreviated as NESCol) (Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste Ear-thuath na h-Alba) was formed on 1 November 2013 from the merger of Aberdeen College and Banff & Buchan College.[1] The regional college serves an extensive geographical area with its main centres in Aberdeen and Fraserburgh.

North East Scotland College
Aberdeen campus in 2019
Former names
Aberdeen College
Banff and Buchan College
TypeFurther Education
Established1 November 2013
PrincipalNeil Cowie
Students21,000
Location
Aberdeen and Fraserburgh
,
Scotland
Aberdeen campus in 2012
The Altens site in 2013

The main NESCol campus – Aberdeen City Campus, is based at the Gallowgate in Aberdeen. The College has two other sites in and around Aberdeen - Aberdeen Altens and Aberdeen Clinterty. Outside of Aberdeen, it has a campus located in Fraserburgh and two learning centres in Ellon and Inverurie. It also operates the Scottish Maritime Academy in Peterhead.[2]

The College also provides training in a number of community settings throughout Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.

North East Scotland College operates across three major subject areas: Engineering, Science and Technology; Creative Industries, Computing and Business Enterprise; and Service Industries. The College has over 7,000 full-time students and 14,000 part-time students.

References
  1. "Four new Scottish regional colleges created". BBC News. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  2. "Our Campuses & Centres".

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