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Former West College Scotland student Fiona McGregor, 31, who graduated with a 2.1 BA (Hons) Drama, Theatre and Performance from the College has gone on to establish her own very successful stage school - Stage Avenue.

This upcoming academic year, West College Scotland will be one of one 3 colleges across Scotland to be delivering the pioneering Next Gen HNC Engineering – Mechanical and Electrical. Being offered at our Greenock campus as an additional exciting course to our extensive Engineering offering, the Next Gen qualifications have been adapted by the Scottish Qualifications Authority to give our learners the skills they need to thrive in the 21st century workplace.

Held on Sunday 12 & Monday 13 June at Glasgow's SEC this exciting event was the first show of its kind in Scotland in three years!

More than 150 third year pupils in Renfrewshire got to grips with traditional building skills at a career-building event held outside Paisley Town Hall earlier this month.

WCS Beauty students take their first steps in industry

As part of International Women Into Engineering Day this 23 June 2022, West College Scotland is launching the next phase of activity in their Women into STEM project.

Teaming up with West Dunbartonshire Council Arts & Heritage Services the College Clydebank HNC Graphic Design and Illustration got the opportunity to work on a live client brief with heritage, design and culture all part of the remit.

HNC Fine Art Portfolio students form the Colleges Paisley campus brush up on their skills with training from industry professionals at the Glasgow Print Studio.

A recent tie up between BBC Studios, BBC Scotland and West College Scotland’s Television department based at Finnart Street in Greenock, provided an opportunity for seven of the Colleges HN students to receive two weeks paid training at the BBCs studios in Dumbarton.

The College Library team scooped the winning prize of £250 for their contribution to supporting the Scottish Library and Information Councils (SLIC) initiative ‘Keep the Heid and Read’.