JUBILANT students celebrated after being presented with their graduation prizes.

Around 170 students from Ayr College attended the annual ceremony at Ayr Town Hall.

Ayr College principal Diane Rawlinson said: "Students and staff should be delighted with what they achieved this year.

"Once again students have worked very hard to achieve their goals, and our staff have continued to offer students the very best learning opportunities."

Among the proud graduates was Lee Taylor, 28, from Dunure, who was awarded Ayr College's Student of the Year prize.

Mature student Lee, who left school with few qualifications, decided to return to study after working as a trained jeweller.

He completed Highers at Ayr College before applying and being accepted for a degree in Physics and Electronic Engineering at Glasgow University.

Mr Lee said: "My time at college was brilliant. I enjoyed it so much, which was strange because I didn't enjoy school. My attitude to life and education has changed and this has had a dramatic effect on my ability to learn." The full list of graduations...

DIRECTORATE SECTION QUALIFICATION BUSINESS AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES Administration, IT, Management and Tourism Student of The Year & HND Administration & Information Technology: Tracey McNeill.

HNC Administration and Information Technology: Lynsey Brown; Caroline Cochrane; Nicole Currie; Laura Filson; Paula Hasson; Fay McColgan; Diane Muir; Lyndsay Scobie; Teresa Scott; Isabella Tedder.

HND Administration and Information Technology: Dawn Black.

HNC Tourism: Carolyn Mellon; Kirstie Palmer.

ILM Diploma in Management: Douglas Anderson; Stephen Erskine; Andrew Lindsay.

IPD Certificate in Personnel Practice: Irene Beattie; Stephen Wilson.

SVQ level 4 Management: Pauline Agnew; ColinMauchlen; LilMcWilliam; Lorna Scott.

HNC Computing Technical Support: Marianne Bates; Emma Duffy; Robert Goodwin; Daniel Keenan; Malcolm Milligan; Fiona Rennie; David Handling.

HNC Computer Networking: Daryl Houston; Ryan Boyd.

BUSINESS, ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

Student of The Year & BA in Management/Accountancy & Finance: Alasdair McNicol.

HNC Accounting: Lilias Beattie; Helen Elliot; Cheryl MacSween; Kenneth Strang; Denise Thompson.

HND Accounting: Allyson Hair; Christopher Hudson; Michelle Muirhead; Jacqueline Spence.

HNC Business Management: Robyn Campbell; Carly Johnstone; Yvonne Portman.

HND Business Management: Filip Djordjevic; Angeline Higgins; Barry Jackson.

BA in Administrative Management: Ross Bryson; Hamish Kennedy; Louise Lind; Lynn McGeechan; Maeve Orr.

BA in Management/Accountancy and Finance: Catriona Allan; Lynne Bradley; Johnstone Clark; Francis Gormanley; Christopher Helton; Ian Jessiman; James Lynch; Catherine McCreddie; Cheryl McLean; Lindsay McLean; Oliver Patrick.

HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL CARE AND EARLY YEARS

Student of The Year & HNC Early Education & Childcare: Andrina Lelland.

HNC Early Education and Childcare: Stephanie Brennan; Jacqualine Bryce; Lee Conway; Agnes Dones; Natalie Gray; Harriet Hill; Kate Husband; Beverley Hutton; Cheryl McKnight; Emma Mitchell; Jean Paterson.

HNC Health Care: Emma Hyland; Victoria Kennedy; Lynn Rae; Leanne Scrimgeour; Louise Shanks.

HNC Social Care: Michelle Christie; Sharleane Craig; Kelly Lowe; Lilian Martin; Claire Murdoch; Lee Paton; Marie Rodger; Caroline Scott; Heather Smith; Jill Thorburn; Melissa White.

HOSPITALITY

Student of the Year & HNC Hospitality Management: Serena Castelli HNC Hospitality Management: Rachel Chan; Natalie Graham. HND Hospitality Management: Iain Armour; Sarah Cockburn; Ruth Fulton; Victoria Leith; Sarah Paterson; Heather Shanks; Kallaya Smillie.

CREATIVE & SUPPORTIVE INDUSTRIES

Music Technology & Performing Arts Student of the Year & HND Sound Production: Daniel Tierney.

HNC Acting and Performing: Stephanie Barbour; Roxanne McCutcheon; Siobhan Clark; Julie-Ann Liddon.

HND Acting and Performing: Christopher Taylor.

HNC Sound Production: Daniel Paton.

HND Sound Production: Christopher Belsey: Craig Cawley; James Massie.

FASHION, HAIR & BEAUTY

Student of the Year: Candice Stewart.

HND Fashion Design & Production with Retail: Lorna Bennett; Lisa Borland; Dania Kelly; Joanna MacKenzie; Lisa McIntyre; Colin Oliphant; Danielle Rankin; Patricia Strachan; Kayleigh Wright.

VISUAL ARTS

Student of the Year HNC Media Analysis & Production: Amelie Weisbecker.

HNC Media Analysis & Production: Christine Cutt; Adam Donnan; Aimee Fulton; Raymond Garrett; George Hendren; Jason Lochlon.

HNC Visual Communication: Mark Fulton.

HND Visual Communication: Emma Borland; John Frew; Lorna Hull; Ryan Templeton.

SUPPORTIVE EDUCATION

Student of the Year: Joanna Quail.

Steps to Independence: Craig Thom CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES

Access to Further and Higher Education Student of the Year: Lee Taylor.

HNC Social Science: Donna Ewing; Carrie-Anne Jones; Claire McConnell; Fiona McMaster; Jacqueline Norris.

CARPENTRY, JOINERY, PAINTING & DECORATING

Student of the Year: David Anderson.

Brickwork, Plumbing, Gas & Electrical Installation: Student of the Year: Edward Pairman HNC Construction Practice: Gavin Borland; Garry Reid; Stuart Rowe; Craig Wright.

ENGINEERING, MATHS & SCIENCE

Student of the Year and HNC Aircraft Engineering: Sourabh Joshi.

HNC Aircraft Engineering: Rory McLarnon.

HNC Aircraft Engineering: Amandeep Singh.

HNC Applied Science: Samantha Buchan; Lorraine McMorland; Pauline Rae.

Allistair Boyd Award: Elizabeth Pattie.

Bill Johnstone Award: NC Music & NC Sound Production.

International Student of the Year: Amandeep Singh.

Ayr College Student of the Year: Lee Taylor.