 The Kilmarnock Campus which opened in 2016 | |
Former name | Ayr College Kilmarnock College James Watt College |
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| Motto | Of course you can |
| Type | College |
| Established | 2013 (2013) |
| Chair | Fiona McQueen |
| Vice-president | Anne Campbell |
| Principal | Angela Cox |
| Students | 13,284 (2017–2018)[1] |
| Location | , Scotland |
| Campus | Ayr Campus Kilmarnock Campus Kilwinning Campus |
| Website | www1 |
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Ayrshire College is afurther education institution in Scotland. Formed in August 2013 from a merger betweenAyr College,Kilmarnock College and theLargs andKilwinning campuses ofJames Watt College, it servesAyrshire and surrounding areas, with campuses inAyr,Kilmarnock andKilwinning.
Ayrshire College was established on 1 August 2013, following the merger of the three main colleges in Ayrshire –Kilmarnock College,Ayr College as well as theKilwinning andLargs campuses ofJames Watt College.[2] Ayrshire College is an incorporated College under the Further and Higher education (Scotland) Act 1992. The college is a registered charity in Scotland with a registered charity number of (SCO21177).[2]
The Kilwinning campus of the college was previously a campus ofJames Watt College. In the 1990s, James Watt College expanded to include campuses on the Greenock waterfront in Greenock, and at theInverclyde National Sports Training Centre inLargs. The Ayrshire campuses were demerged to form part of the new Ayrshire College in 2013.
The Kilmarnock campus opened in October 2016. It was built on part of the site of the formerJohnnie Walker bottling plant, following alcoholic beverage companyDiageo's gifting of the location to the college. In 2009,Diageo, owner of Johnnie Walker, announced the proposed closure of the bottling plant facility in Hill Street, and in 2012, Diageo closed the facility with the loss of 700 jobs.[3]
In February 2013, the principal of Kilmarnock College, Heather Dunk, was named the principal designate of Ayrshire College.[4] The colleges registered address is the Ayr campus of the college, based at Dam Park in Ayr.[5]
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