Edinburgh's Telford College
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Edinburgh's Telford College, named after Thomas Telford, the great Scottish civil engineer, was established in 1968. The College is a corporate institution governed by a Board of Management whose members are representative of key industrial and commercial sectors, professional organisations and local government.
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[edit] The college
- The College has a student population of over 15,000, accounting for 20,055 enrollments.
- Full-time study accounts for 19% of enrollments.
- Part-time study accounts for 58% of enrollments.
- Open learning accounts for 23% of enrollments.
- 18% of the College activity is higher education with 82% further education.
[edit] Principle and CEO
The current Principle and CEO of the college is Ray Harris
Past Principles of the college are:
- Fiona Baikie 1996 – 19??
- Michael Taylor 1985 – 1996
- Alexander Inglis OBE 1977 1985
- Robert McLeod OBE 1966 – 1977 (Appointed 1964)
[edit] Students
- Full-time enrolments total 3,648 with the remaining 16,407 choosing short full-time, block release, part-time, evening and weekend, work based, or open learning as a study option.
- 40% of students are in permanent or temporary employment.
- More than 50% of the student population is aged 25 years or older.
- The student body is 53% female and 47% male.
[edit] Local economy
Construction of a £70 million project north of West Granton Road in the Edinburgh Waterfront development brought the existing four campuses on to a single site in North Edinburgh. The new development was designed by HOK Architects and Buro Happold
