Clydebank College was a

further education college Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is additional education to that received at secondary school that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. It ...

Clydebank Clydebank () is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Milton beyond) to the w ...

, in

West Dunbartonshire West Dunbartonshire (; , ) is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland, local government council areas of Scotland. The area lies to the north-west of the Glasgow City council area and contains many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages. ...

, Scotland. It is now part of the merged institution

West College Scotland West College Scotland is a further education and higher education institution in Scotland. It is the largest scale college for Scotland UK and serves the populations of Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire and surrounding areas, as ...

. Subjects offered for full-time study included: Administration and IT; Beauty Therapy; Coaching and Developing Sport; Computing - Technical Support; Early Education and Childcare; ESOL; Hairdressing; Media and Communication in the Creative Industries; Photography; Social Care; Travel and Tourism. There were also part-time courses available in some of these and in related subjects. The old college buildings at Kilbowie Road have been demolished and a new building was completed in August 2007 on the banks of the

River Clyde The River Clyde (, ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde, in the west of Scotland. It is the eighth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the second longest in Scotland after the River Tay. It runs through the city of Glasgow. Th ...

, at the site of the former

John Brown & Company John Brown and Company of Clydebank was a Scottish Naval architecture, marine engineering and shipbuilding firm. It built many notable and world-famous ships including , , , , , and ''Queen Elizabeth 2 (ship), Queen Elizabeth 2''. At its heig ...

Shipyard and Engineering Works. The current building is on three floors and is very elongated. The library is at one end of the 'grey mile' and the canteen is at the other. Clydebank College was part of the regeneration of West Dunbartonshire, with a 6-acre campus on the banks of the River Clyde.

College Merger

Clydebank College merged with

James Watt College James Watt College was a further education college in Greenock, Scotland. It is now part of West College Scotland. There were also campuses in Largs and Kilwinning which now form part of Ayrshire College as the result of the merger with ...

and Reid Kerr College in August 2013 to form

. It is now known as the Clydebank Campus of the merged college.

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Clydebank College
Further education colleges in Scotland 1965 establishments in Scotland Educational institutions established in 1965 Clydebank 2013 disestablishments in Scotland Educational institutions disestablished in 2013 School buildings completed in 2008 {{UK-university-stub