SWAPWest is a partnership between colleges and universities in the West of Scotland which aims to support access to higher education for adults. SWAP programmes started in 1987 in Glasgow and since then we have supported over 40,000 students.
The SWAPWest team is based in Glasgow and is hosted by Glasgow Kelvin College. We are:
Director: Kenny Anderson
Admin: James Burns
Development Team: Amy Angus, Lisa Marsili and Kerry Smith
Contact us by email swapwest@scottishwideraccess.org or phone on 0141 564 7206.
Ayrshire College
Dumfries & Galloway College
Glasgow Clyde College
Glasgow Kelvin College
New College Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire College
West College Scotland
Argyll College UHI
Our college partners deliver a range of access programmes. You can check these out in our programme section.
Glasgow Caledonian University
University of Glasgow
University of Strathclyde
University of Stirling
University of the West of Scotland
Each of these universities has signed up to the SWAP partnership agreements and agreed to consider applications from SWAPWest students for their degrees. Check out progression route section for degrees that are available.