Forth Valley College
Encyclopedia
Forth Valley College is a college
in Scotland
. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of Falkirk College of Further & Higher Education and Clackmannan College.
The Falkirk Campus is by far the largest of the four campuses.
The College is moving into a time of expansion with two new estates developments, with the building of state- of the art modern campuses in Alloa Town centre and at Kildean in Stirling.
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of Falkirk College of Further & Higher Education and Clackmannan College.
Campuses
The four main campuses of Forth Valley College are:- FalkirkFalkirkFalkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow....
- StirlingStirlingStirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
- AlloaAlloaAlloa is a town and former burgh in Clackmannanshire, set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on on the north bank of the Firth of Forth close to the foot of the Ochil Hills, east of Stirling and north of Falkirk....
- RaplochRaplochThe Raploch is a district of the city of Stirling, which lies to the south of the River Forth in central Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to by people from outside the area as "Raploch"....
Statistics
Forth Valley College is the fifth largest college in Scotland and annually enrolls over 25,000 students of whom 15,000 study on a part-time basis. The College of various courses and has 8 departments - Access and Progression, Applied Science and Computing, Business, Care, Social Sciences and Early Education, Construction, Creative Industries, Engineering and Leisure Industries. The college also enrolls a number of international students - around 310.The Falkirk Campus is by far the largest of the four campuses.
The College is moving into a time of expansion with two new estates developments, with the building of state- of the art modern campuses in Alloa Town centre and at Kildean in Stirling.