Moray College
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Moray College is a further education
college based in Elgin
, in Moray
, northeastern Scotland
. It has 1,500 full time students and 8,100 part time students (based on 2009–2010 academic year). It employs approximately 370 staff (266 full time) and is a college of the University of the Highlands and Islands.
. The name of the college changed to the Moray College of Further Education in 1978. When the Further and Higher Education Scotland Act was passed in 1992 the college left the ownership of the local education authority (a process known as incorporation) and the name was changed to simply Moray College.
The nature of study changed at Moray College in 1997 when it became a partner college of the UHI Millenium Institute. It was now able to offer a far wider range of subjects for study through networked courses via the UHI Millennium Institute.
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
college based in Elgin
Elgin, Moray
Elgin is a former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the flood plain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190...
, in Moray
Moray
Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...
, northeastern 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 has 1,500 full time students and 8,100 part time students (based on 2009–2010 academic year). It employs approximately 370 staff (266 full time) and is a college of the University of the Highlands and Islands.
History
In 1971 the Elgin Technical College was opened as a further education college by the local education authorityLocal Education Authority
A local education authority is a local authority in England and Wales that has responsibility for education within its jurisdiction...
. The name of the college changed to the Moray College of Further Education in 1978. When the Further and Higher Education Scotland Act was passed in 1992 the college left the ownership of the local education authority (a process known as incorporation) and the name was changed to simply Moray College.
The nature of study changed at Moray College in 1997 when it became a partner college of the UHI Millenium Institute. It was now able to offer a far wider range of subjects for study through networked courses via the UHI Millennium Institute.