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List of Central Institutions

The number of central institutions varied, but in 1988 the list included the following, several of which now have university status.

  • Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee (now part of the University of Dundee)
  • Dundee Institute of Technology, Dundee (now University of Abertay Dundee)
  • East of Scotland College of Agriculture, Edinburgh (now part of the Scottish Agricultural College)
  • Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh
  • Glasgow College of Technology, Glasgow (later Glasgow Polytechnic, now part of Glasgow Caledonian University)
  • The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
  • Napier Polytechnic, of Edinburgh (now Edinburgh Napier University).
  • North of Scotland College of Agriculture, Aberdeen (now part of the Scottish Agricultural College)
  • Paisley College of Technology, Paisley (now University of the West of Scotland)
  • Queen Margaret University College, formally Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh (now Queen Margaret University)
  • The Queen's College, Glasgow (now part of Glasgow Caledonian University)
  • Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, Aberdeen (now Robert Gordon University)
  • The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow
  • Scottish College of Textiles, Galashiels (now part of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh)
  • The West of Scotland College, Auchincruive (now part of the Scottish Agricultural College)

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