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The economic impact of City of Glasgow College, December 2020 - Fraser of Allander Institute
The direct contribution of City of Glasgow
College to the Scottish economy
Introduction
City of Glasgow College is a major institution in both the Glasgow City and Scottish economic
landscape.
It employs over 1,000 people and helps over 16,000 students gain a nationally recognised
qualification each year.
In this section, we quantify the impact of the College's footprint on the Scottish economy.
To do this, we look at two different aspects:
■ The economic impact of City of Glasgow College's day-to-day activities in 2018/19
■ The economic impact of the College's capital expenditure programme over the last 8 years of
available data
We use data provided by City of Glasgow College.
950
jobs on average supported
from capital expenditure
programme
750
jobs supported across
Scotland from total
expenditure
SUMMARY
Economic Impact of Expenditure
2018/19
1,450
people employed