City of Glasgow College

City of Glasgow College is Scotland’s largest technical & professional skills college. The College is in the top two in the UK for WorldSkills and composite overall number one in the Scottish sector for success in student attainment in combined Further and Higher Education. It is the first college to be awarded ‘Investors in Innovation’ and...

City of Glasgow College is Scotland’s largest technical & professional skills college. The College is in the top two in the UK for WorldSkills and composite overall number one in the Scottish sector for success in student attainment in combined Further and Higher Education. It is the first college to be awarded ‘Investors in Innovation’ and is the number one destination for school leavers in Scotland going on to Higher Education. The College is internationally ‘Recognised for Excellence at 6 Stars’ by EFQM. ‘Education Scotland’ (the statutory inspectorate) has awarded the College an overarching ‘Judgement of Effectiveness’ recognising an unprecedented four examples of ‘Role-Modelling Excellence’. City of Glasgow College is the only college in the UK to have a ‘BBC Masterchef, The Professionals’ winner as a Senior Chef Lecturer.

The College has transformed its College facilities and resources through the development of a new custom designed twin campus estate. This represented a £228m investment in education in the heart of our City delivered on time and on budget and to much architectural and industry acclaim. Moving from 11 disparate and aging buildings to two city...

The College has transformed its College facilities and resources through the development of a new custom designed twin campus estate. This represented a £228m investment in education in the heart of our City delivered on time and on budget and to much architectural and industry acclaim. Moving from 11 disparate and aging buildings to two city centre facilities totalling circa 80,000 square meters, the new super campus has been the platform for transformational change facilitating innovation in learning and teaching and student support, streamlined business processes and infrastructure and state of the art technologies, facilities and equipment. The estate encompasses over 500 advanced technology learning spaces and includes industrial scale engineering and construction halls; 16 professional cookery training facilities; commercial standard Television & Radio Broadcast Studios; Advanced simulation suites for Maritime Education; fully equipped aircraft training cabin; Creative design and photography studios; Commercial hair salon, beauty salon and nail bar (run commercially by qualified students); Sport Scotland standard sports halls; City Market Retail outlets (student run and open to the public). The College is proud to have been awarded as AJ100 Client of the Year by the architectural industry. Amongst other accolades are AJ100 Building of the Year 2017 (City Campus); AJ100 Building of the Year 2017 (City); Scottish Design Awards Education Building of the Year 2017 (City) & Architectural Grand Prix Award 2016 (Riverside); RIBA National Award 2017 (City) & 2016 (Riverside); Civic Trust Award 2017 to name but a few.

City of Glasgow College achieves excellence across a wide breadth and depth of curriculum with expertise across more than 30 disciplines and delivering from Access through to Masters Degree level provision. Renowned across the globe for its work in the Maritime and Food & Hospitality industries and recognised for its award- winning...

City of Glasgow College achieves excellence across a wide breadth and depth of curriculum with expertise across more than 30 disciplines and delivering from Access through to Masters Degree level provision. Renowned across the globe for its work in the Maritime and Food & Hospitality industries and recognised for its award- winning activities in procurement and creative industries, the College has close links with a wide range of industries which it fosters through the creation of Industry Academies. These centres of excellence have often achieved international standing for their work. Leading academies include the following curricular areas:
- Art & Design - Creative Industries
- Computing & ICT - Engineering
- Energy & Science - Business & Enterprise
- Care & Social Sciences - Food, Hospitality & Tourism
- Marine & Nautical Studies - Sport Hair & Beauty

The College has a major role to play in meeting the needs of industry and commerce. The College provides a vital link between post-secondary and tertiary education and employment delivering the skilled workforce essential to a strong economy. Engaging and inspiring students with a world class standard of learning is central to the College’s...

The College has a major role to play in meeting the needs of industry and commerce. The College provides a vital link between post-secondary and tertiary education and employment delivering the skilled workforce essential to a strong economy. Engaging and inspiring students with a world class standard of learning is central to the College’s mission. The College works closely with employers to ensure that industry-relevant, future proofed and cutting edge training facilities are provided for students. Industry experts also help shape curriculum activities to ensure the future prospects of students. The College works with 1500 industry partners who are helping shape the next generation of talented employees. In 2015/16 almost 4000 students were sent to City of Glasgow College by their employer. The College offers accredited training for more than 18 different bodies. In the first two years of operation, the industry academy model has delivered:
- Nearly 4000 work experience opportunities
- Almost 2000 work placements
- 47 work based learning programmes
- 40 industrial placements for staff
- 245 guaranteed job interviews
The Colleges £228m construction project provided a further 148 new employment opportunities which included 71 apprenticeships.

City of Glasgow College has a strong and growing track record of success internationally, recognised through international and commercial accreditation and quality standards. In 2016 the College became an EFQM Role Model organisation, awarded 6 stars for Sustaining Outstanding Results. City of Glasgow College’s Maritime Campus bat Riverside is...

City of Glasgow College has a strong and growing track record of success internationally, recognised through international and commercial accreditation and quality standards. In 2016 the College became an EFQM Role Model organisation, awarded 6 stars for Sustaining Outstanding Results. City of Glasgow College’s Maritime Campus bat Riverside is one of only 4 in the UK which delivers Merchant Navy Officer training to Chief Engineer and Master Mariner level. The College has 9 global partners across USA, Angola, Oman, India, Pakistan, Singapore and within Europe. The College works with the top 10 shipping companies of the world.
City of Glasgow College welcomes over 1,000 international students each year from around 130 different countries. It merits UKBA Highly Trusted Status reflecting excellent compliance with all statutory Visa and Immigration requirements and is a sought after destination for education from within the international community.

City of Glasgow College is passionately committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. This is reflected in the College’s values and culture and indeed in the diversity of the student population. The College’s innovative approaches to learning, teaching and personal development allow a wide spectrum of students to realise their ambitions...

City of Glasgow College is passionately committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. This is reflected in the College’s values and culture and indeed in the diversity of the student population. The College’s innovative approaches to learning, teaching and personal development allow a wide spectrum of students to realise their ambitions through a pathway of programmes from Foundation through to degree level. In fact 16% of all Scotland’s college graduates moving into employment in 2014/15 came from City of Glasgow College. In the same year more than 75% of all students articulating from College to Universities in Scotland came from City of Glasgow College. It is important also to recognise that 24% of the College’s students come from the 10% most deprived postcode areas in the country.
The College further demonstrated its commitment to the communities and people it serves through the delivery of an ambitious Community Benefits Strategy within its recent £228m construction programme. This approach generated 148 new employment opportunities and benefited the local economy with a ratio of £1.42 to the economy for every £1 spend on this extensive investment programme, a benefit of £268m. 80% of sub contracted spend was within the Scottish supply chain demonstrating the College’s commitment to work closely with partners to help underpin and sustain a strong economy built on educational excellence.