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The economic impact of City of Glasgow College, December 2020 - Fraser of Allander Institute
Results at a glance
■ The College employs over 1,450 staff, helping over 16,000 students gain a nationally recognised
qualification every year.
■ In 2018/19, the College's total expenditure supported 750 jobs outwith its own staff and a
further £36 million in GVA across Scotland
■ The Scottish economy will be over £6 billion better off in present value terms over the longterm1
- or £56,000 per graduate
■ Over the long-term these graduates will boost public sector revenues by around £2 billion
(in present value terms) - leading to a net boost to the Scottish Budget of around £1.6
billion (in present value terms)
■ The College's transformational capital expenditure programme - including its new City
Campus completed in 2016 - has helped to support an average of 950 jobs each year,
adding £414 million in GVA over the 8 year period.
1 The long-term constitutes the 40 years after the cohort acquires qualification, approximately.
1,450
The college employs
over 1,450 staff
members helping
16,000 students gain
nationally recognised
qualifications every
year.
36 million
In 2018/19, the college's
expenditure supported
750 jobs outwith its
own staff, contributing
a further £36 million in
GVA across Scotland.
6 billion
The Scottish economy
will be £6 billion
better off in present
value terms over the
long term.
2 billion
Graduates will boost public
sector revenues by around £2
billion (in present value terms)
- leading to a net boost to the
Scottish Budget of around £1.6
billion (in present value terms).
950
The colleges capital
investment programme
has helped to support
950 jobs per year on
average, adding £414m
in GVA over 8 years.