Glasgow Clyde College is a further and higher education college, located in the Scottish city of

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

. It was created following the mergers of

Anniesland College Anniesland College was a small, local further education college in Glasgow, Scotland, established in 1964. The college had seven schools, offering a range of courses and levels of study, full-time, part-time or flexibly. This new building is a ...

Cardonald College Cardonald College was a medium-sized Further education institute located in Glasgow's South Side, in Scotland. Officially opened in 1972, it had over 12,000 full-time and part-time students. Cardonald College merged with Anniesland College and ...

and

Langside College Langside College was a further and higher education college located in the Mount Florida / Battlefield region of Glasgow. It was established in 1947 and enrols over 5,000 students every year of whom many are from countries outwith the European ...

in August 2013.

Merger timeline

On 17 November 2011, Cardonald College announced it had entered merger talks with Anniesland College. In January 2012, Langside College first entered merger talks with Cardonald College and Anniesland College. On 28 March 2012, it was announced by Cardonald College principal, Susan Walsh, that a merger with Cardonald College, Anniesland College and Langside College was "highly likely." On 30 July 2012, the colleges agreed to push ahead with merger plans and named

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reporter and Cardonald College journalism lecturer, Kirsty Scott, the Merger Communications Manager. On 28 August 2012, a formal consultation was launched and ran until 16 November 2012. On 14 December 2012, Cardonald College principal Susan Walsh was appointed principal of the new college. On 1 August 2013, Anniesland College, Cardonald College and Langside College was merged to form Glasgow Clyde College. In June 2019, officials from Glasgow Clyde College revealed that, "due to issues and decisions outside of the college's control we are required to absorb an additional £1 million of costs in the year ahead without any additional Government funding". As a result, the college will be looking at voluntary redundancies.

Anniesland Campus

Anniesland Campus (Formerly

) is located in the Claythorn neighbourhood of western Glasgow between

Anniesland Anniesland ( gd, Fearann Anna) is a district in the West End of the Scottish city Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde, and centres on the major road junction of the Great Western Road (A82) and Crow Road/Bearsden Road (A739), kno ...

Kelvindale Kelvindale ( gd, Dail Chealbhainn) is a district in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Kelvindale shares the G12 postcode with the neighbouring residential districts of Kelvinside, Hillhead, Hyndland, Dowanhill, as well as Gartnave ...

and

Gartnavel General Hospital Gartnavel General Hospital is a teaching hospital in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. The hospital is located next to the Great Western Road, between Hyndland, Anniesland and Kelvindale. Hyndland railway station is adjacent to the hospital. ...

, one block south of Great Western Road (A82) and

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. The college has seven schools, offering a range of courses and levels of study, full-time, part-time or flexibly. This new building is on Hatfield Drive, with a 3-storey classroom block, 2-storey workshops, a multimedia library and nursery.

Cardonald Campus

Cardonald Campus (formerly

) is situated in the South Cardonald area, close to

Mosspark Mosspark ( gd, Pàirc na Mòna) is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, in the southwest of the city. History Mosspark and the lands of East and Mid-Henderston were incorporated into Glasgow in ...

and is close to

Corkerhill railway station Corkerhill railway station serves the Corkerhill and Mosspark neighbourhoods of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Paisley Canal Line, 3¼ miles (5 km) west of . The station was originally a staff ...

. Cardonald College officially opened in 1972 and was refurbished in the late 2000s. It has over 12,000 full-time and part-time students and intakes students who have just left school as well as mature students.

Langside Campus

Langside Campus (Formerly

) is located in the

Mount Florida Mount Florida ( gd, Cnoc Florida) is an area in the south-east of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Origins The Glasgow district of Mount Florida originated on the "Lands of Mount Floridon", which were described in detail when offered for sale a ...

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area of Glasgow, and has its own pedestrian entrance from Mount Florida railway station. Langside enrols over 5,000 students every year of whom many are from countries outwith the European Union. There are four buildings on-site: the main campus (known as the Battlefield Building) and three others – the 1568 Theatre, The LITEhouse and the Mary Stuart Building (formerly known as the Business School). Phase 1 of a newly built main campus was opened in May 2009, while Phase 2, incorporating new sport, music and drama facilities, opened in August 2010. The final phase – an outdoor sports facility – was completed in February 2011. A new Horticulture Teaching Block was built in October 2017 to facilitate the students and staff involved in horticultural studies.

References

External links

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Official Website
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