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Adam Smith College
Adam Smith College in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Adam Smith College is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Adam Smith College was a Scottish further and higher education college located over various campuses across the county of Fife. On 1 August 2013 Adam Smith College and Carnegie College came together to form Fife College, creating a new college for the region in line with Government legislation. The land-based elements of Scotland's Rural College, SRUC Elmwood College, were also incorporated in the new Fife College providing a wide range of courses to choose from.
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Background
History
The college was formed on 1 August 2005 by the merger of Glenrothes College and Fife College and is named after Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, who was born in Kirkcaldy. Smith's best known work is The Wealth of Nations. Before closure the college ran a range of NQ, HNC and HND courses. It also provided several degrees through Abertay University and a degree in Quantity Surveying from Heriot Watt University. the former prime minister.
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- Coordinates
- 56.1130, -3.1600
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY1 1EN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Established
- 2005
- Official site
- www.adamsmith.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4679810 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Adam Smith College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Adam Smith College?
- Adam Smith College is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY1 1EN).
- When was Adam Smith College built?
- Built or established in 2005.
- How do I get to Adam Smith College?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY1 1EN. It sits within the Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy parliamentary constituency.