Other places · Central Scotland
Adam Smith College
In or near Kirkcaldy.
Adam Smith College in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kirkcaldy · 0.4 km
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Adam Smith College, the nearest railway station is Kirkcaldy, which is 0.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is KY1 1EN. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
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.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.1130, -3.1600
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY1 1EN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Established
- 2005
- Nearest railway station
- Kirkcaldy — 0.4 km
- Official site
- www.adamsmith.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4679810 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Adam Smith College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- Where is Adam Smith College?
- Adam Smith College is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY1 1EN).
- What is Adam Smith College?
- Adam Smith College in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Adam Smith College?
- The nearest railway station is Kirkcaldy, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode KY1 1EN.
- When was Adam Smith College built?
- Built or established in 2005.
- How do I get to Adam Smith College?
- The nearest railway station is Kirkcaldy, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KY1 1EN.