College serving up a fine education

Perth College UHI is a leading College in the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) partnership, joining 12 other colleges and internationally-renowned research centres.

The picturesque, leafy college on the outskirts of the city is a vibrant community of more than 9,000 students and 650 teaching and support staff and a popular choice for local, national and international students.

Study options include full-time, parttime and distance and online courses in nationally recognised qualifications designed to meet the needs of industry and commerce. They include leisure, access, highers, HNC/D, degree and postgraduate programmes.

The college invests heavily in facilities and the campus, making Perth College UHI the ideal place to study. The Academy of Sport and Wellbeing is the student, leisure and wellbeing facility based on the Crieff Road campus.

The new multi-storey academy, which opened in September last year, provides modern training facilities for students studying sport and fitness, hairdressing and beauty therapy courses. There are also exciting new leisure facilities open to staff and students, as well as offering hair, beauty and wellbeing treatments to the local community.

For those still looking for a course this year, Perth College has saved you a place. There are limited spaces available on courses including: NC administration; NC accounting; BA (Hons) business and management; introduction to the professional kitchen (incorporating SVQ1 food preparation and cooking); hospitality bronze award (incorporating SVQ hospitality services Level 1); professional chef silver award (incorporating SVQ professional cookery Level 2); HNC hospitality; NC sport and fitness (outdoor activities); NQ sport – outdoor adventure; BA (Hons) outdoor education and learning; BSC (Hons) sport and fitness; HNC/D visual communication; HNC technical theatre; NC wellness therapies; BA (Hons) social sciences; BA (Hons) sociology and criminology; diploma in accident repair body principles (4391-13); NC built environment; HNC construction management; HNC/D engineering systems; BEng (Hons) mechanical engineering; BEng (Hons) electrical and electronic engineering; HNC aircraft engineering and BEng (Hons) aircraft engineering.

For the full course list, and to apply, see www.perth.uhi.ac.uk/courses. Interested parties can also email pc.admissions.perth@uhi.ac.uk or telephone 0345 270 1177.

Perth College UHI still has places available on several courses.