Helping Parents Build Brighter Futures
If you’re a parent or carer with a child under 18 living at home and earning less than £33,000 a year, you could be eligible for fully funded part-time learning at Dumfries and Galloway College.
Whether you’re looking to return to work, develop new skills, gain a recognised qualification or progress in your current career, we’re here to help you take the next step. Many of our courses are designed to fit around work and family life, and you may also be eligible for support with travel and childcare costs, depending on your circumstances.
Our courses
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Make the Shift into Hospitality.
Real experience. Real progression. Fully funded training for young people aged 15 to 25 in hospitality and over 25s living and working in coastal communities – and the businesses shaping their careers.
Find your pathway to university
Did you know you can now start your pathway to university from S5?
We have partnered with UWS to offer Foundation Academy courses in Business Studies and Computing Science, which give you automatic entry to a degree with UWS upon successful completion – all while studying at our Dumfries campus.
Professional online courses & qualifications now available
We have partnered with e-Careers to offer our students, communities and businesses cutting edge eLearning and Virtual Classroom courses.
Business Support
Realise your ambitions for growth and achieve your business goals with our industry-accredited workforce training programmes, curriculum collaborations and access to world-class expertise.
College Academy – Senior Phase pupils
With College Academy, you can study for a college qualification while you’re still at school.
You’ll get to see what college life is like and pick up skills that will set up well for moving into further study or work when you finish school.
HNC & HND – Higher Education Qualifications
Higher National Certificates (HNCs) and Higher National Diplomas (HNDs) are a great stepping stone towards university or future employment.
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Latest News
Dumfries & Galloway College Students Celebrate Construction Competition Success
Students from Dumfries & Galloway College are celebrating success after impressive performances in two prestigious construction skills competitions. Joinery apprentice Oakley White achieved success in both the SATTT competition and the regional qualifiers of the SkillBuild competition, highlighting the high standard of construction training delivered at the College. Oakley, who is completing his apprenticeship with ABDGC honoured to receive 10 Nominations at this years Herald Awads
Dumfries and Galloway College’s commitment to innovation and collaboration in learning has been recognised with an incredible 10 nominations at The Herald Education Awards 2026! The shortlist, recently announced by The Herald, was selected from a record of 200 entries submitted by colleges and universities across Scotland. Underlining the college’s growing impact on the national stage, DGC’sDumfries and Galloway College and South of Scotland Enterprise unite to drive regional growth
Dumfries and Galloway College (DGC) and South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) have joined forces to help transform the region’s economic future. The signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement marks a major commitment to aligning education and skills with innovation to create sustainable growth across the South of Scotland. The agreement sets out a framework for collaboration, which will unite the
Our Campuses
Our college is spread across two campuses – 75 miles apart – allowing us to meet the needs from across the length and breadth of the region.
Found within the unique multi-institution Crichton Campus, our Dumfries Campus opened in 2008 with the needs of modern learners in mind. It shares the site with the University of the West of Scotland, the University of Glasgow, the Open University and Scotland’s Rural College. It also contains Scotland’s first fully integrated FE/HE library and resource centre.
Our Stranraer Campus is the smaller of the two but continues to grow its student numbers and meet the needs of learners in the South West of Scotland.