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Fife College
TypeCollege
Established1 August, 2013
PrincipalHugh Logan
Students22,000
Location,
Websitewww.fife.ac.uk

Fife College is a further education college in Fife, Scotland. It was created on 1 August 2013 as a merger of Adam Smith College, Carnegie College and elements of the Elmwood Campus of the rural college SRUC. [1]

Campuses

St Brycedale Campus, Kirkcaldy
Stenton Campus, Glenrothes
Halbeath Campus, Dunfermline

The college's main campuses are located in Dunfermline, Glenrothes and Kirkcaldy with smaller campuses in Cowdenbeath, Cupar, Leven and Rosyth. A number of local learning centres operated by the college are also located across Fife, including Anstruther, Bowhill, Methil and St Andrews.

Courses

The College delivers over 1,000 courses from introductory level to degree and post graduate studies. It has campuses and learning centres located across Fife.

Courses are offered in the following areas:

  • Creative Industries
  • Hair and Beauty
  • Care and Social Sciences
  • Sport and Fitness
  • Tourism and Hospitality
  • Languages and ESOL
  • Business and Management
  • Computing
  • Engineering and Renewables
  • Built Environment
  • Science
  • Skills for Life and Work

Andrew Carnegie Business School

Andrew Carnegie Business School provides business training from certificate to postgraduate level and also a range of CPD qualifications.

The Adam Smith Enterprise and Education Foundation

The Adam Smith Enterprise and Education Foundation, also known as Adam Smith Foundation, is the charitable trust of Fife College. The Foundation was established in 1997 and through partnerships with businesses, charitable trusts and individual donor’s works together to improve and aid opportunities for students studying at Fife College. The scholarship programme also provides recognition, financial rewards and often work experience for students throughout Fife. All donations received from donors are transferred directly to the successful students; no money is retained by Fife College or the Foundation.

Fife College Students' Association

Year Student President
2014 - Present Suze Edney
2013 - 2014 Charlotte Ford asisted by Wendy Smith

References

  1. ^ "Merger will create new Fife College", The Courier, 19 March 2013