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The college was founded in 1950 by the Sisters of Mercy. [15] In 2011, Mercy College absorbed the buildings and facilities of Our Lady of Victory Academy.In 2016, Mercy College opened a new $32 million, 100,000-square-foot residence hall, a 5,000-square-foot fitness center and a Starbucks Cafe and convenience store on its Dobbs Ferry campus. [16]
The City of Glasgow College (Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste Baile Glaschu) is a further and higher education college in the city of Glasgow. It was founded in 2010 when the Central College, Glasgow Metropolitan College, and the Glasgow College of Nautical Studies merged. [1] It is the largest college and technical institution in Scotland. [2]
Glasgow was platted in 1852. [2] [3] The community was named after Glasgow, Scotland, the ancestral land of a large share of the first settlers. [4] A post office called Glasgow was established in 1839, and remained in operation until 1902. [5]
Our Lady of Victory Academy was established in 1961 [2] by the Sisters of Mercy, who had established Mercy College on the same site in 1960. [ 3 ] It was dedicated to preparing young women to take their full place in church and society by providing quality secondary education in fidelity to the Gospel, Catholic tradition, and the Mercy charism .
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The 2010s saw the creation of the new City of Glasgow College, which was formed from an earlier amalgamation of several further education colleges in the city (Glasgow Metropolitan College). A new "supercampus" was built on the former site of Allan Glen's College on Cathedral Street, and opened in 2014.
Ferry was originally called Clio. [2] The area around Clio or Ferry was settled as early as 1796. [3] A post office called Clio was established in 1849, and remained in operation until 1864. A post office called Ferry operated from 1892 until 1901. [4]
The Glasgow Colleges' Regional Board (GCRB) is a regional strategic body for colleges in Glasgow, Scotland, established in May 2014 under the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act. [1] The colleges assigned to it are City of Glasgow College , Glasgow Clyde College , and Glasgow Kelvin College .