Offices of the Highland Council are located in the town, as is the main campus of North Highland College, formerly Thurso College. This is one of several partner colleges which constitute the UHI Millennium Institute

UHI Millennium Institute

The University of the Highlands and Islands is a federation of 13 colleges and research institutions in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland delivering higher education. Its executive office is in Inverness.-History:...

, and offers several certificate, diploma and degree courses from subjects as diverse as Nuclear Decommissioning, Hairdressing, Gamekeeping and Golf Management. Next door to the UHI is Thurso High School

Thurso High School

Thurso High School in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, is the most northerly secondary school on mainland Great Britain.The Highland Council employs about 75 staff which work at the school...

, the most northerly secondary school on the British mainland.