Stott's College is a private college in Australia, first established in 1883. The primary campus is located in Melbourne, with two other campuses located in Sydney and Perth. As of 2018, Stott's College has an approximate 3000 students, most of which are international students. The number of graduates from the College is estimated to be within the hundreds of thousands. Stott's College has three major departments, being Higher Education, Vocational and VCE. Higher Education is split into two separate major streams, business and community services. As of 2018, the most popular bachelor's degree undertaken at the College is the Bachelor of Business.
Overview and Structure
Stott's College's main campus is located in Melbourne CBD. It has 3 campuses. Each campus offers both higher education and vocational training while the Melbourne campus has offered additional catering towards year 11 and 12 VCE since 2001. Each campus offers training in community service while Melbourne and Perth campus offer additional training relating to business and accounting.
history
Stott's College was founded in 1883 by its principal Mr. Sydney Stott. The College refers to itself as a pioneer of business education, it being the first institution in Australia to provide that specialised Commercial training for entering upon a business career. Starting as a single campus, Stott's College extended its operations to other States, and continues offering classes in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Auckland, and Dunedin. The College received more interest during the Second World War, when many Australian women studied business while their husbands were drafted. During this period, it was common for the College to send assessable documents to students via postage, and after completing said criteria the students would send back the assessment; making the College an early adopter of off-site study. More recently, Stott's College was purchased by Acknowledge Education Pty Ltd.
Course Development and Background
The courses that were initially offered by Stott's College were in shorthand and typewriting. By 1914, Stott's College offered courses in relating to Commercial, Shorthand, Typewriting and Accountancy studies that catered towards both adult and high school students. In 2001, Stott's year 11 & 12 VCE program commenced in the Melbourne campus. In 2003, VCAL program commenced in the Stott's Secondary Program. In 2005 Stott's College gained High Education Degree accreditation. The Melbourne campus currently offers courses in
Stott's College was first established in its Melbourne campus in 1883. By 1910 Stott's College had campuses across major cities in Australia and New Zealand including Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, and Dunedin. In 1914 due to the growth of the Melbourne campus, it was moved from 54 Market St to a larger building in 96–100 Russell St. During 1930–1949, Stott's College Melbourne campus was located on the corner of Glenferrie Rd and High St in Malvern. In 2001 Stott's College Melbourne campus relocated to Elizabeth St. The current Melbourne campus was established in 2017 which was previously located in Carlton. This move was due to the growth of the Stott's College and other schools under Acknowledge Education. The current Sydney campus was established in 2015. The current Perth campus was established in 2017.
