Bell College

Main building of Bell College, on Almada Street, Hamilton.

Bell College was a higher education college based in Hamilton and Dumfries in Scotland. Founded in 1972, the College merged with the University of Paisley on 1 August 2007, it is now part of the renamed University of the West of Scotland.

History

The College was created in 1972, and was initially known as Bell College of Technology. The main campus was constructed in Almada Street, Hamilton. A "Memorandum of Understanding" between the College and the University of Strathclyde was signed in 1993 to allow the College to offer degree level courses. In 1995, the Lanarkshire and Dumfries & Galloway Colleges of Nursing & Midwifery were amalgamated into Bell College.

On 1 August 2007 Bell College merged with the University of Paisley to form the largest 'modern' (post-1992) Scottish University. The amalgamated body began life as the University of Paisley, but applied to be renamed as 'The University of the West of Scotland'. This change came into effect on 30 November 2007.

See also

• List of further and higher education colleges in Scotland

Defunct universities and colleges in the United Kingdom
Bedford College Bedford College of Higher Education Bell College Bulmershe College of Higher Education Crewe and Alsager College of Higher Education Garnett College Hereford College of Education Queen's University of Ireland Royal University of Ireland Kent Institute of Art & Design London Guildhall University Royal Manchester College of Music University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology National Heart and Lung Institute Northern School of Music University of North London University of Northampton (1261–65) Royal College of Science La Sainte Union College of Higher Education University College Salford University College Scarborough St Martin's College Federal University of Surrey Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College New University of Ulster Ulster Polytechnic Victoria University Victoria University of Manchester University of Wales College of Medicine University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology Westfield College Wye College