Edinburgh College Performing Arts students thrilled a virtual audience with performances created as part of their course for a festival which aims to showcase creative talent across Edinburgh. The BA Dance and Drama students created their own routines and performed them as part of the week-long Taking Flight Festival 2021, which was premiered on YouTube…
An Edinburgh College student was named runner-up in a national photography competition for a selection of images he created as part of his degree programme. BA Professional Photography student Stephen Rodger took second spot in the student category at the Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2020 for his portfolio titled Swan Lake on Fire, which depicts…
A group of Edinburgh College Art & Design students have auctioned off work created as part of their course to raise money for an Edinburgh-based charity. The UAL Foundation Art & Design students raised a total of £465 for the Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home based in Portobello by selling a total of 54 artworks…
A group of Edinburgh College students have tasted award success after volunteering with a Scottish charity that provides music tuition and support to families across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Music students Daniel Middleton, Kirsten Reekie, Lynnette Cruickshank, Callum Stevenson, Ryan Cairney, Conal McIntosh and Shuna Cook all volunteered at Dads Rock where they spent their…
Twenty-two-year-old Nichole King from Falkirk has completed a number of courses at Edinburgh College since first attending five years ago, and is now well on her way to completing an HND in Dance – the final step in her college journey. We caught up with Nichole to find out more about her college experience and how she has found online learning. I originally came…
A group of charitable Edinburgh College Art & Design students will be auctioning off their work this week as part of a Postcard Project to raise money for Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home. The auction opens from 12pm on Monday 22 March and runs until 12pm on Friday 26 March 2021 and features over 60…
Sunny Evans was among the first Edinburgh cohort to complete the Fast Track into Financial Services course run in partnership with industry partners and Skills Development Scotland (SDS). We hear from Sunny about his experiences of the course and his plans for the future. How was your experience of the Fast Track course? The programme had a…
Thirty-five-year-old PDA Advanced Painting and Decorating student Bryan Oneil came back to College to get the qualifications and experience to change careers, and now graduates with the Marston Citizenship Award for Engineering and Built Environment. We caught up with Bryan to find out more about his college experience, plans for he future and how he…
Welcome to our Virtual Open Days! This is your chance to find out everything there is about starting College in the new academic year. You can find out about studying with us through our pre-recorded and live online content and will have an opportunity to speak to our staff about any questions you may have…
Our Tourism, Hospitality & Business faculty works closely with industry to ensure all of its students are receiving the most up-to-date, relevant and recognised training. As well as two student-led restaurants – eh15 and The Apprentice – this faculty manages a variety of hair and beauty facilities on campus. These allow students to practice and…
Our Creative Industries faculty offers a variety of courses which help prepare students to stand out from the crowd in their chosen field, be it art and design, broadcast media and photography, music and sound production, performing arts or computing. From budding artists and filmmakers to up-and-coming performers and software engineers, students showcase their talents…
Our Engineering & Built Environment faculty provides students with an opportunity to learn and develop their craft in realistic working environments, from the car garage to an oil production platform simulator. Whether its apprenticeships or continuing professional development courses, our team of expert lecturers help students upskill and reskill. The faculty covers a wide variety…
Our Health, Wellbeing & Social Science faculty offers courses across six subject areas: access and continuing education, childhood practice, health professions, social services, social science, and sport and fitness. The wide variety of courses are available at different levels enabling students to develop their skills at any point in life whether making the jump from…
After being stranded in Turkey during lockdown, twenty-two-year-old Samantha McNeil from West Calder moved back to Scotland with the aim of changing career paths and is now studying part-time at Edinburgh College to gain the knowledge and skills to help her pursue a career in childcare. We spoke to the HNC Childhood Practice student to find out more about her college experience, and how she has found…
Twenty-nine-year-old Shannon Raleigh decided to retrain and upskill at Edinburgh College after losing her full-time job due to the impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Shannon, who is originally from New Zealand, was previously working as a graphic designer for around 10 years and fancied learning more about User Experience (UX) Design and is now…