Cumbernauld College is a higher

Higher education

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 and further education

Further education

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 college in central Scotland

Scotland

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. Cumbernauld College serves the communities of both North Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire

North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire...

 and East Dunbartonshire

East Dunbartonshire

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, and has campuses in both Cumbernauld

Cumbernauld

Cumbernauld is a Scottish new town in North Lanarkshire. It was created in 1956 as a population overspill for Glasgow City. It is the eighth most populous settlement in Scotland and the largest in North Lanarkshire...

 and Kirkintilloch

Kirkintilloch

Kirkintilloch is a town and former burgh in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal, about eight miles northeast of central Glasgow...

, as well as further key outreach centres in Kilsyth

Kilsyth

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, Airdrie

Airdrie, North Lanarkshire

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, Wishaw

Wishaw

Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow....

, Coatbridge

Coatbridge

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, Lennoxtown

Lennoxtown

Lennoxtown is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland at the foot of the Campsie Fells, which are just to the north.It is now part of the East Dunbartonshire council area but prior to 1975 was in the county of Stirling....

, Croy

Croy, North Lanarkshire

Croy is a village in North Lanarkshire), Scotland. A former mining community, Croy is situated some 21 km from Glasgow and 60 km from Edinburgh on the main railway line between the two cities, with a frequent service to both...

, Milngavie

Milngavie

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, Bishopbriggs

Bishopbriggs

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 and Moodiesburn

Moodiesburn

Moodiesburn is a residential suburb located 8 miles north-east of Glasgow city centre, in the North Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It is situated on the A80 road, between Stepps and Cumbernauld.-Landmarks:...

.

Qualifications

Courses are offered at all levels from leisure non-certificated courses, through introductory/access

Access course

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 level, NQ

National Qualifications

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/NC

National Certificate

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, HNC

Higher National Certificate

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 and HND

Higher National Diploma

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, to degree

Academic degree

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 level. Subjects taught include:

• Access and Development
• Audio and Media
• Beauty Therapy and hairdressing
• Business and Management
• Care
• Catering and Hospitality
• Computing
• Creative Arts
• Electronic Engineering
• Engineering
• Motor Vehicle
• Sports Development
• Supported Programmes
• Tourism and Leisure

Training Unit

The Training Unit delivers a range of government-funded programmes to enable individuals to enter into sustainable employment. These include:

• Training for Work
• Get Ready for Work
• Skillseekers / Modern Apprentices
• Support Employment

Campus

The main campus building was completed in 1978 as Cumbernauld Technical College, to designs by the Glasgow architectural practice Gillespie, Kidd & Coia

Gillespie, Kidd & Coia

Gillespie, Kidd & Coia were a Scottish architectural firm famous for their application of modernism in churches and universities, as well as at St Peter's Seminary in Cardross. Though founded in 1927, it is for their work in the post-war period that they are best known...

. The original building is category B listed.

In August 2006, Cumbernauld College completed an extensive phased refurbishment and new build programme at the main campus. A window replacement scheme, renewal of lighting and heating systems, and internal space reconfiguration complement a new 2250 sqm, three-story teaching block. Ground and first floor levels provide additional fully equipped teaching facilities and specialist rooms for health care, travel and tourism, and art. On the third floor the Business and Conference Centre offers the wider Business Community training and conference facilities. A new front entrance, reception and internal ‘street’ (495 sqm) connects all buildings and provides improved access to student services and support, learning centres, library facilities and social areas, as well as a dynamic space for exhibitions, promotion and student activity.

Within the funding package, Cumbernauld College also purchased a 970 sqm, modern, purpose-built canal side building in Kirkintilloch

Kirkintilloch

Kirkintilloch is a town and former burgh in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal, about eight miles northeast of central Glasgow...

 to develop activities and further education

Further education

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 (FE) provision in East Dunbartonshire.
The phase development programme commenced in November 2004 at a cost of £11.6 million, with SFC

Scottish Funding Council

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 funding of £5.3 million and £2.8 million from the European Regional Development Fund

European Regional Development Fund

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.

Business and Conference Centre

Funded as part of the redevelopment programme, the Business and Conference Centre provides skills gap analysis, training needs analysis and bespoke training programmes for commercial clients. It includes meeting and conferencing facilities for 2 to 90.