North East Scotland College

North East Scotland College

Aberdeen campus in 2019
Former names	Aberdeen College Banff and Buchan College
Type	Further Education
Established	1 November 2013
Principal	Neil Cowie
Students	21,000
Location	Aberdeen and Fraserburgh , Scotland

The Altens site in 2013

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.

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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