24 . Glasgow Business April 2015
Students can choose from thousands of courses at a range of levels to suit their needs
POWERS AHEAD C
Glasgow has a vibrant and growing college sector that has taken positive strides over the past few years, setting out ambitious growth plans, writes Ken Symon
ity of Glasgow College is the largest in Scotland with more than 2,600 courses for
students to choose from. It welcomes more than 32,000
students from 130 countries around the world who study programmes from access level through to Masters. It has a specialist curriculum
that is continually updated to meet the needs of employers and partner universities to help ensure that students can meet their full potential and have a good onward path to a career. City of Glasgow College
will soon be moving to a new
It has a specialist curriculum that is continually updated to meet the needs of employers and partner universities
£228 million campus which will transform the city skyline with new state-of-the-art buildings on Cathedral Street and on the side of the Clyde. Te riverside building is expected to be completed this
summer with the other one due to be finished in summer 2017. Glasgow Clyde College is a
multi-campus college with three sites in Anniesland, Cardonald and Langside. Te college – which was
formed in 2013 from the merger of Anniesland, Cardonald and Langside colleges – is home to more than 7,000 full-time students and 20,000 part-time ones. A mural of Robert Burns created
by 11 students of the college was chosen to be exhibited inside the Scotish Parliament for the Holyrood Annual Burns Supper. Te mural was a collage made from recycled packaging from
traditional Scotish products including more than 175 Irn-Bru botle tops and Tunnock’s Teacake wrappers. Rabbie’s tie is made from recycled pages of Te Herald and Evening Times. Glasgow Kelvin College is also
a multi-campus college being spread across five campuses at Springburn, City, West End, East End and Easterhouse. Te range of courses it covers
includes full-time, part-time, day, evening and distance learning. Its business courses cover
Leadership and Management, the Care Sector, Computing & IT, Engineering, Health and Safety, Leisure and Security/Stewarding.
GLASGOW’S COLLEGE SECTOR
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