Welcome to Edinburgh College.
Our College is one of Scotland’s largest publicly-funded colleges, formed by the merger in October 2012 of Edinburgh’s Telford College, Jewel & Esk College and Stevenson College Edinburgh. Together we have over 100 years’ experience providing vocational learning and training for students Edinburgh, Scotland, and across the world.
Located across 4 campuses in the beautiful city of Edinburgh, the city is one of the most popular visitor destinations in the UK and is a great, safe place to be a student. Our vibrant student population is drawn from over 90 different countries, and we teach over 35,000 students year-round, approximately 3,000 of whom come from outside the UK.
Why study with us
Edinburgh College offers students a wide range of internationally-recognised course choices at many different levels, in areas ranging from Business and Accounting, Engineering and English Language to Hospitality and Dental Technology.
As well as our university access courses, International Foundation Programme, Higher National Diplomas (HND), top-up degrees and English Language courses, we also provide short programmes for teachers, managers and other professionals.
Our college provides the expert teaching, facilities and support to help all students gain the skills and experience required to graduate job-ready, progress to university or develop their professional specialism.
Edinburgh College holds UKBA Highly Trusted Sponsor Status and we are accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English (Sighthill Campus). The College (Granton Campus) was recently awarded the Association of Colleges (AoC) International Charter – the first college in Scotland to achieve the Charter. To date we have won 12 awards for our international activities.
We look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh College. For further information, download our International Prospectus or contact us at