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Scottish further and higher education college

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.

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.

The main campuses were St Brycedale (St Brycedale Avenue, Kirkcaldy) and Stenton (Stenton Road, Glenrothes). Additional campuses were located at Levenmouth (Victoria Road, Leven), Lochgelly (Main Street, Lochgelly), Priory (Victoria Road, Kirkcaldy) and Southfield (Nasmyth Road, Glenrothes). Outreach centres were located across Fife, including Anstruther, Bowhill and St Andrews.

The Adam Smith Enterprise and Education Foundation, also known as the Adam Smith Foundation, was the charitable trust of Adam Smith College. The Foundation was established in 1997 to improve and extend opportunities for students. Through partnership with businesses, charitable trusts and individual donors the Foundation developed a Scholarship Programme which provides recognition, a financial award, and in some cases, work experience and internships to support and encourage students to achieve their full potential. All funds received from donors are transferred directly to the successful students and no money was retained by the college/foundation. These awards are used to provide direct assistance to students to support and augment their studies. The Adam Smith Foundation has now become the charitable trust of Fife College.

The Adam Smith College Students’ Association organised campaigns and social activities and also provided support services and confidential help for College students. The Students' Association caused controversy in 2005 when they rejected the name of Adam Smith, stating that "He is associated with socio economic policies that work against the people, that were synonymous with Thatcherite and Reaganite governments". Instead they chose to use the name Jennie Lee Students’ Association, after a local socialist MP. In April 2008, the students took the decision rename the association the Adam Smith College Students' Association.