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West College Scotland is a Top Employer!

West College Scotland were delighted to receive a top recognition at last night’s Herald Top Employe…

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Microsoft, West College Scotland and New College Lanarkshire team up to give students  industry-certified digital qualifications

Microsoft has teamed up with West College Scotland and New College Lanarkshire to develop nationally…

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Prize Bonanza Rebrand Project

Art and Design students team up with St Mirren legend Tony Fitzpatrick for a branding brief.

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Learn more about Online Learning at WCS from star student Lisa.

Lisa, 49, from Wemyss Bay has completed six online courses and told us how much she loved the experi…

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October Break Coding Club

Having received funding from Digital Xtra we are delighted to once again be delivering our October b…

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Staff Participate in Design Workshop with Renowned Artist Jamie Reid.

Creative Industries staff Billy Kinnear, Curriculum and Quality Leader, and Lola Paterson, Graphic/I…

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WCS to Deliver Pioneering Next Gen Engineering Course

This upcoming academic year, West College Scotland will be one of one 3 colleges across Scotland to …

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More success for James Frew Academy!

After months of rigorous interviews and selection tests, West College Scotland and James Frew finall…

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Former Drama student sells out Edinburgh Fringe

Former West College Scotland student Fiona McGregor, 31, who graduated with a 2.1 BA (Hons) Drama, T…

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WCS get our Glam on at Scottish Hair & Beauty 2022!

Held on Sunday 12 & Monday 13 June at Glasgow's SEC this exciting event was the first show of its ki…

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Young people get hands-on experience of traditional building crafts

More than 150 third year pupils in Renfrewshire got to grips with traditional building skills at a c…

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From the classroom to Cameron House!

WCS Beauty students take their first steps in industry

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Behind the Lens at the BBC

A recent tie up between BBC Studios, BBC Scotland and West College Scotland’s Television department …

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All systems flow for Women into STEM

As part of International Women Into Engineering Day this 23 June 2022, West College Scotland is laun…

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Heritage | Design | Culture

Teaming up with West Dunbartonshire Council Arts & Heritage Services the College Clydebank HNC Graph…

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Partnership with Glasgow Print Studio Provides Invaluable Industry Experience for Students

HNC Fine Art Portfolio students form the Colleges Paisley campus brush up on their skills with train…

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College Library Wins ‘Keep the Heid and Read’ Competition

The College Library team scooped the winning prize of £250 for their contribution to supporting the …

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Dance Fusion Showcase

Our Dance students were delighted to finally be back on stage doing what they do best…..DANCE!

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Design Students Produce MOYAZINE

MOYA (Minds of Young Artists) is a social enterprise set up by the Colleges Art and Design departmen…

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Tool of Trade Thanks to John Mathers Trust

West College Scotland is delighted to have received funding from the John Mather Trust.

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The Art of Enterprise FREE Masterclasses

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur living in Inverclyde? Then take advantage of our FREE masterclasses…

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