A GROUP of heartbroken dance students have pleaded with a Glasgow college to save their beloved course.

The dancers have been told they will not be able to enter their second year of studies at Glasgow Kelvin College as they had planned because the dance course has been scrapped due to low numbers.

Now, the students have been forced to find another college to continue their course or give up the qualification altogether.

Dancer Jennifer Gibson has now started a petition in a bid to save her course.

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Speaking on the change.org site, she said: "Due to low numbers our class will not be progressing for our second year.

"We are all extremely upset regarding this as we have been told to continue our course we need to change colleges.

"We find this decision really unfair as looking back on the class numbers throughout the last few years the numbers have been very similar.

"We’re hoping that if we get enough signatures the college will consider listening to our ideas and acting on them to save our second year."

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A total of 398 people have supported the petition so far, with comments from former students claiming they also had to start a petition to save the course in the past.

A spokeswoman for Glasgow Kelvin College said the class is no longer viable as only 10 students participate in it.

She added: "With regret, the college took the decision to withdraw the programme for the forthcoming year and let the students know as quickly as possible.

"However, following our approach, one of the Lanarkshire colleges agreed to audition Kelvin students for entry into the second year of their HN Dance programme.  This was explained to our students who were asked to go and consider this as an option. 

"Subsequently, they were coached and supported by our staff, auditioned by the other college and have already received conditional offers for next year.

"The college regrets it is unable to continue the class at its current rate of numbers and, having explored all other options, is concerned that the solution offered is now not satisfactory for our students to progress."