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West Highland College UHI
West Highland College UHI is an academic partner of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), providing learning opportunities to communities across the West Highlands of Scotland.
Although the college does not have a central campus, it has a wide network of 10 college centres across the region: Auchtertyre, Broadford, Fort William, Gairloch, Kilchoan, Kinlochleven, Mallaig, Portree, Strontian and Ullapool. Fort William runs the largest number of full time courses.
Courses and subjects
There are courses in a range of qualifications from introductory to degree level. Subject areas include: Adventure Studies; Beauty and Make-Up; Business and Administration; Computing and Creative Digital Skills; Creative and Visual Arts; Education and Childcare; Gateway to Skills and Education; Health and Social Care; Hospitality and Cookery; Humanities and Social Sciences; Land and Sea; Music and DJing and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Facilities and services
The amenities available vary from centre to centre, but usually include computers with internet access, printing and copying facilities, study spaces and video conferencing equipment.
The Fort William Campus has a professional training kitchen and music recording studio. The Portree Campus also has a training kitchen, plus a hairdressing training salon, art studio and construction workshop.
Specialisms
The School of Adventure Studies, dedicated to outdoor and adventure related study, is based at Fort William, the outdoor adventure capital of the UK. The BA (Hons) Adventure Tourism Management is the only course of its kind in Scotland.
Contact Details
Carmichael Way Fort William PH33 6FF Tel: 01397 874000 Email: [email protected] Website: www.whc.uhi.ac.uk Twitter: @WHC_UHI Facebook: www.facebook.com/WestHighlandCollegeUHI
Campuses
Auchtertyre Campus Taigh Darach Auchtertyre
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IV40 8EG Tel: 01599 566775 Email: [email protected]
Broadford Campus Pairc nan Craobh Broadford IV49 9AP Tel: 01471 822622 Email: [email protected]
Fort William Campus Carmichael Way Fort William PH33 6FF Email: [email protected]
Gairloch Campus Gairloch Museum Gairloch IV21 2BH Tel: 01397 874543 Email: [email protected]
Kilchoan Campus Pier Road Kilchoan PH36 4LH Tel: 01397 874260 Email: [email protected]
Kinlochleven Campus The Leven Centre Kinlochleven PH50 4QH Tel: 01397 874250 Email: [email protected]
Mallaig Campus West Bay Mallaig PH41 4PX Tel: 01397 874600 Email: [email protected]
Off campus Highlands and Islands
Portree Campus Struan Road Portree IV51 9EG Tel: 01478 611310 Email: [email protected]
Strontian Campus Ardnamurchan High School Acharaile
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PH36 4JA Tel: 01397 874280 Email: [email protected]
Ullapool Campus Ground Floor, 2 West Shore Street Ullapool IV26 2UR Tel: 01854 613099 Email: [email protected]
Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Highlands
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