Glasgow Metropolitan College

Infobox University
name = Glasgow Metropolitan College
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tagline = "Make it at the Met"
established = 2005
type = College of Further Education
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staff = 500
principal = Tom Wilson
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students = 20,000
city = Glasgow
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country = Scotland
campus = Glasgow
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affiliations = Glasgow City Centre Colleges
website = http://www.glasgowmet.ac.uk/

Glasgow Metropolitan College is a further education college located in Glasgow, Scotland and is the largest such institute in the city. The College was created on 7th February 2005 by the merger of the Glasgow College of Building & Printing and Glasgow College of Food Technology.

The College of Building and Printing itself was formed from the amalgamation of the College of Building and the College of Printing in 1972. The College of Building has had a presence on the College's current site since 1927.

The preceding colleges had a reputation for the provision of courses within the food, hospitality, tourism, construction and the creative industries. The merger and creation of Glasgow Metropolitan College created Glasgow’s biggest college with over 20,000 student enrolments and 500 members of staff [ [http://www.glasgowmet.ac.uk/collegehistory.aspx Glasgow Metropolitan College: College History ] ] .

Campuses

The College currently has five campuses within the city the largest being in the city centre at North Hanover Street. The Glasgow College of Building had a presence on this site since 1927 although the current building was constructed in 1964. [ [http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSA00970&add=99&t=2&PHPSESSID=73110930d7bd6dc32b TheGlasgowStory: College of Building and Printing ] ]

It was announced in 2008 that the College would participate in the creation of a 'super campus' to be built by 2012 and based in Glasgow city centre. It is expected that this campus, when complete, will be the largest further education campus in the UK [ [http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/education/display.var.2300586.0.Glasgow_set_for_supercampus.php Glasgow Set For Supercampus (from The Herald ) ] ] .

The current five campuses are all located within the City of Glasgow;

* North Hanover Street Campus, 60 North Hanover Street, Glasgow, G1 2BP
* Cathedral Street Campus, 230 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, G1 2TG
* Rogart Street Campus, 4 Rogart Street, Glasgow, G40 2AA
* Dornoch Street Campus, Dornoch Street, Glasgow, G40 2QT
* Florence Street Campus, 5 Florence Street, Glasgow, G5 0VX

Schools

The College currently offers a choice of vocational & leisure courses through four schools:

* School of Built Environment
* School of Communication and Media
* School of Design
* School of Food, Hospitality, Sport and Tourism

Support & Services

Glasgow Metropolitan College Library Services

External links

* [http://www.glasgowmet.ac.uk College Website]

References