City of Glasgow College

The City of Glasgow College is a further and higher education college in the city of Glasgow. It was founded in 2010 when the Central College, Glasgow Metropolitan College, and the Glasgow College of Nautical Studies merged. It is the largest college and technical institution in Scotland. Located in Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, the college has two campuses: the Riverside Campus situated on the River Clyde and the City Campus located in the city centre. The City Campus was opened in 2016 and Riverside Campus was opened in 1969 as the Glasgow College of Nautical Studies and underwent an extensive refurbishment, opening in 2015. Both developments were contracted by Sir Robert McAlpine with architects Michael Laird and Reiach & Hall.

Sponsor type

Publicly funded college

Licence

Student sponsor with a track record

Founded

2010