New College Lanarkshire Motherwell Campus is a

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college located in the

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area of

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

North Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire ( sco, North Lanrikshire; gd, Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also ...

, Scotland. An independent institution from 1967, in 2013 it merged with Cumbernauld College to form

New College Lanarkshire New College Lanarkshire is a further education institution in Scotland in North Lanarkshire. The college was created in November 2013 from the merger of Cumbernauld College and Motherwell College, and in 2014 it absorbed Coatbridge College. It ...

History

Originally sited next to Our Lady's High School and

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, the original building has since been demolished for redevelopment as a

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. The college moved into a new campus in August 2009, which is located from the old site. It was officially opened in January 2010 by the

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. The campus is fully equipped, and has an on-site nursery. There are two librarys/learning centres which members of the public can use on a drop in basis.

Courses at the College

A number of courses are available in the following subject areas, on both a full and part-time basis: *Animation, Design and Media *Automotive Studies *Beauty & Complementary Therapies *Business and Management *Computing & Information Technology *Construction *Education *Engineering *Hairdressing & Make-up Artistry *Health *Health & Safety *Highers/Intermediates *Hospitality *International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme *Languages *Performing Arts *Photography *Professional Cookery *Social Care *Social Sciences *Sport and Fitness *Supported Learning Programmes *Travel and Tourism

Notable alumni

Kate Bracken Kate Bracken (born 12 June 1990) is a Scottish actress. Bracken is best known for her role as Alex Millar in '' Being Human''. Early life Bracken grew up just outside Fort William near the village of Spean Bridge. She attended Kilmonivaig Prim ...

Frank Roy Francis Roy (born 29 August 1958) is a former British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Motherwell and Wishaw from 1997 to 2015. He was a Government Whip and Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury from 2006 to 2010, ...

Midge Ure James Ure (born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his actual name. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s ...

Karen Fishwick Karen Fishwick (born 12 May 1990) is a Scottish actor and musician. Fishwick was born in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire. She trained at Motherwell College. She has appeared in a number of productions in Glasgow at the Citizens Theatre and other ...

References

External links

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