College History
Edinburgh College was formed on 1 October 2012 as part of the merger of Edinburgh's Jewel and Esk, Telford, and Stevenson colleges.
The college has four campuses, all of which were previously the campuses of the constituents of the merger:
- Jewel and Esk's College, Milton Road (Jewel) Campus - now Edinburgh College, Milton Road Campus
- Jewel and Esk's College, Eskbank Campus - now Edinburgh College, Midlothian Campus
- Edinburgh Telford College - now Edinburgh College, Granton Campus
- Stevenson College Edinburgh - now Edinburgh College, Sighthill Campus
On 17 April 2012, Edinburgh's Jewel and Esk, Telford, and Stevenson colleges collectively submitted a business case to the Scottish Government for their merger into a single "Edinburgh" college.
The Scottish Ministers approved the merger, and it came into force on 1 October 2012.
Edinburgh College values its rich history, especially that of the many legacy colleges that have come together over the years better to serve the people of the Edinburgh and Lothian region.
A project is underway to collate the history of Edinburgh College and its legacy institutions, creating an archive of materials to tell its story. Numerous interesting items have already been uncovered, including old prospectuses, student newsletters, photographs, and a logbook from Ramsay Technical Institute, dated 1923.
For further information about the college's history, please get in touch with collegearchives@edinburghcollege.ac.uk.
A decade and more of educating
This report covers the work undertaken as part of a 10th-anniversary project to research the history of Edinburgh College and its legacy institutions and to collate, catalogue and preserve all collected archival material.
Edinburgh College History Project Report