[citation needed] Carnegie College was a statutory corporation and registered charity under Scottish law and in 2007-08 had a gross income of £23,991,000.
[2] It was near the M90 motorway at the east end of Dunfermline and could be reached from most parts of Fife, Kinross-shire and Clackmannanshire.
The college had smaller campuses throughout west Fife, including the former Royal Dockyard at Rosyth.
A report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education gave the College a high standard of review.
Despite a high level of support, criticisms were raised and debate was held in the letters page of the Dunfermline Press.