Scottish Agricultural College
Ayr Campus
Ayr
KA6 5HW
Tel: 0800 269453
Email: recruitment@sac.ac.uk
Website: http://www.sac.ac.uk/learning
Information from this Institution
Interviews
All applicants with offers are invited to visit College and discuss intended courses, although in most cases there is no formal interview.
Open days
Open Days held monthly at each campus between October and June. Clearing Open Days held in August. Evening event in June. Taster days also held.
Compacts and networks
Member of SWAP, ASPIRENorth, LEAPS & advanced entry agreements with individual Colleges. Various Access initiatives with local Education providers.
Record of achievement/Progress file
RoAs welcomed and considered together with other evidence of qualifications and achievement.
Campus locations
Aberdeen - the grand old granite city; Ayr - study by the sea with Glasgow attractions close by; Edinburgh - 24/7 student life in the Scottish capital
Notes
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) is bringing all qualifications in Scotland together in a unified framework of credits and levels. Honours degrees are at SCQF level 10, degrees without Honours are at level 9, HND and Diploma in HE are at level 8, and HNC and Certificate in HE are at level 7. For further information, see www.scqf.org.uk.
Scottish Agricultural College´s degree courses are validated/awarded by the Universitiy of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow.
| student numbers | |||||
| total number of students : | 947 | ||||
| total degree students : | 427 | ||||
| total HND students : | 422 | ||||
| total other students : | 98 | ||||
| Degree | HND | Other | |||
| percentage on sandwich courses : | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| percentage mature students : | 40 | 52 | 98 | ||
| percentage international students : | 5 | 4 | 27 | ||
| ratio male / female : | 60/40 | 60/40 | 60/40 | ||
| student numbers by subject area | Degree | HND | Other | ||
| medicine, dentistry, veterinary science : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| subjects allied to medicine : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| science : | 296 | 345 | 98 | ||
| engineering & technology : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| architecture, building & planning : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| mathematical sciences, IT & computing : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| business & administrative studies : | 20 | 24 | 0 | ||
| social, economic, political & legal studies : | 97 | 67 | 0 | ||
| humanities : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| art & design, performing arts : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| education : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| combined : | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| accommodation | |||||
| percentage of first years requiring accommodation who can be accommodated in institution managed accommodation : | 100 | ||||
| estimated weekly cost of institution managed accommodation for 1-30 weeks: | |||||
| including 0-0 meals a day, 0-0 days per week | £0.00-£0.00 | ||||
| including no food | £50.00-£80.00 | ||||
| other | £50.00-£80.00 | ||||
| overseas opportunities (exc. compulsory language course placements) | |||||
| number of students on a placement or study period abroad : | 2 | ||||