Coatbridge College

New College Lanarkshire Coatbridge Campus, previously the independent Coatbridge College, was Scotland’s oldest further education college, founded in 1865.[1] The college has over 250 staff members and approximately 7,000 students. The college provides further education to students.

In the 1970s, Coatbridge College moved away from traditional heavy industries to a commerce-focused college. In 1984, the college was extended to create computing suites, hairdressing and beauty salons, a refectory area, sports facilities and a large theatre, which was later named the Ian Bannen Theatre.

In 2013, there was a proposal to merge Coatbridge College with other further education colleges in North Lanarkshire, but Coatbridge pulled out.[2] However, the merger into New College Lanarkshire (with the former Motherwell College and Cumbernauld College) took place the following year.[3][4]

  1. ^ McMurray, Stephen (2017). "The impact of funding cuts to further education colleges in Scotland". Journal of Further and Higher Education. 43 (2): 201–219. doi:10.1080/0309877X.2017.1357072. S2CID 148972832.
  2. ^ Belgutay, Julia (2013). "Coatbridge pulls out of three-way college merger". The Times Educational Supplement Scotland (2306): 8.
  3. ^ Coatbridge Campus, New College Lanarkshire
  4. ^ New College Lanarkshire, College Development Network