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| Type | College of Further Education |
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| Established | 1984 |
| Principal | Pete Smith |
| Location | , , 55°36′29″N 2°47′02″W / 55.608°N 2.784°W |
| Website | http://www.borderscollege.ac.uk/ |
Borders College is a further education institution in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its main campus is located in Galashiels. Additionally, the college maintains secondary campuses at Hawick, Tweedbank and Newtown St. Boswells. The college was founded in 1984, by a merger of four pre-existing institutions: the Agricultural Centre at Newtown St. Boswells, Duns Agricultural Centre, Galashiels Technical College, and Henderson Technical College.[1] The Galashiels campus has a Technology Enhanced Care Hub and the Hawick campus[2] has a Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Hub.[3]
Borders College former Principals: Angela Cox (30/01/2017 – 4/09/2022). Elizabeth Anne McIntyre (14/08/2006 – 04/12/2016). Dr Robert Boyd Murray (01/04/1997 – 02/08/2006). Robert Campbell Pearson (16/8/1980 – 31/03/1997).
Statutory background. The College is one of several regional colleges in Scotland and is governed by a Regional Board. The College is funded primarily by the Scottish Funding Council on behalf of the Scottish Government.
Borders College Honorary Fellows: Katie Scott (2024). Chris Ball (2023). Jodie Millar (2022). Virginia Grant (2021). Ross Dickinson (2020). Nick Bannerman (2019). Doddie Weir OBE (2018). David Stevenson CBE (2017). Wilma Gunn MBE (2016). Rosamund de la Hey (2015). Catherine Maxwell Stuart (2014). Chris Paterson MBE (2013). Andrew Grant (2012). John Collins (2011). John Alistair Buchan (2010). Gregor Townsend (2009). David A G Kilshaw OBE (2008). Ian Stark OBE (2007). Tony Taylor OBE (2006). Bob Kay CBE (2005). Jill Douglas (2004). Andrew L Tulley MBE JP (2003). Sir David Steel (2002). Sir Archy Kirkwood (2001) Barbara Baker (2000). John Cleland (1999). Keith Geddes CBE (1998).
- ^ Borders College, About our College, accessed 10 November 2018
- ^ Staff (1 January 2019). "South of Scotland Skills & Learning Network Project Update - Project Launch July 2019 - South of Scotland to benefit from multi-million pound SoSEP investment" (PDF). Dumfries and Galloway College. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Borders College staff (4 October 2019). "Dumfries and Galloway College and Borders College Bring Digital Learning to Parliament". FE News. Retrieved 7 October 2019.