Welcome
City of Glasgow College is the largest and most diverse tertiary
education establishment in Scotland. We are overall number one
in the Scottish sector for success in student attainment and in the
top two in the UK for WorldSkills - the Olympic Games of skills
competitions.
The college is Education Scotland's top award winner with more
examples of Excellence than any other college and has received the
highest result possible for consistent delivery of eff ective learning
and teaching underlining our commitment to reshape and redefi ne
college education.
Created in September 2010, City of Glasgow College has pioneered
the blue print for successful multiple college mergers, combining
the richness and historic legacy of four specialist colleges across
nautical, commerce, building and printing, and catering.
Riverside campus on the banks of the River Clyde opened its doors
to students and staff in August 2015 with an ambitious aim to lead
the maritime college community globally. City campus on Cathedral
Street opened in August 2016 completing our state-of-the-art £228
million twin site super-college.
We off er over 2000 courses with six faculties and 1,200 staff . There
is a huge choice on off er for both individuals and businesses across
a wide range of subjects and fl exible study options.
Up to 27,000 students currently study a wide variety of vocational,
apprenticeship or leisure classes from access level to SVQ, HND or
Diploma. We attract one of the largest international student bodies
in Scottish further education with over 1,000 learners attending
from around 130 countries world-wide.