Putting the earning into learning; James Watt College is not just a centre of excellence it's a thriving business, finds David Steele

From: The Sunday Herald | Date: June 9, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

THE world of further and higher education has changed beyond recognition in the past two decades, and nowhere has the change been more dramatic than at James Watt College.

It is the biggest and most successful college of its kind in Scotland, and also the fastest growing. It is in sound financial health too, achieving surplus and allowing investment in up-to-date technology and resources.

Further education is now big business, and James Watt College turns over (pounds) 34m a year. It enrols 20,000 students a year, a quarter of whom are full time, and has 7% of the total number of further ...

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