Glasgow Metropolitan College
Glasgow Metropolitan College was a further education college located in Glasgow, Scotland. The College was created on 7 February 2005 by the merger of the Glasgow College of Building & Printing and Glasgow College of Food Technology and itself merged with Central College and Glasgow College of Nautical Studies in 2010.
- Merged into the City of Glasgow College in 2010
| Type | College of Further Education |
|---|---|
| Active | 2005–2010, merged into City of Glasgow College |
| Principal | Tom Wilson |
Administrative staff | 500 |
| Students | 20,000 |
| Location | , Scotland |
| Campus | Glasgow |
| Affiliations | Glasgow City Centre Colleges |
| Website | http://www.glasgowmet.ac.uk/ |
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.