Best Student Accommodation in Edinburgh near Edinburgh College of Art, United Kingdom

The college has five main Schools which are the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA), the School of Art, the School of Design, the History of Art, and the Reid School of Music. Each one of these five schools offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. A wide range of undergraduate programmes are offered such as Acoustics and Music Technology - BSc (Hons), Animation - BA (Hons), Architectural History and Heritage - MA (Hons), Architecture - BA/MA, Fashion - BA (Hons), Film & Television - BA (Hons), Fine Art - MA (Hons), Graphic Design - BA (Hons), History of Art - MA (Hons), Illustration - BA (Hons), Interior Design - BA (Hons), Intermedia - BA (Hons), Jewellery & Silversmithing - BA (Hons), Landscape Architecture - MA, Music - BMus (Hons), Painting - BA (Hons), Performance Costume - BA (Hons), Photography - BA (Hons), Product Design - BA (Hons), Sculpture - BA (Hons), and Textiles - BA (Hons). 

A large number of postgraduate programmes are offered as well such as Acoustics and Music Technology - MSc, Advanced Sustainable Design - MSc, Architectural and Urban Design - MSc, Architectural Conservation - MSc, Architectural History - PhD/MPhil, Architectural History and Theory - MSc, Architecture - MArch, Architecture - PhD/MPhil/MSc by Research, Architecture by Design - PhD, Art - PhD/MPhil, Collections and Curating Practices - MSc by Research, Contemporary Art Practice - MA, Contemporary Art Theory - MA, Creative Music Practice - PhD, Cultural Studies - MSc by Research, Cultural Studies - PhD, Design - MPhil/PhD, Design and Digital Media - MSc/Diploma, and more. 

Short courses are also offered in a number of programmes which are Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (MOOC), Contract Simulation Exercise, Fundamentals of Music Theory (MOOC), Post Part 2 Support, and Updates in Architectural Management course.

The college has a wide range of facilities which include studios and workshops, libraries and collections, performance and exhibition facilities, and various services. Studios and workshops facilities include animation studios and workspaces, Bookit - Equipment loans and studio booking, digital fabrication, Digital Film Editing Suite, fashion workshops, Film and TV studio and editing suites, foundry and casting room, glass workshops, jewellery and silversmithing workshops, a metal workshop, model workshops, music practice rooms and instruments, music studios, painting studios, performance costume workshops, a photography suite, a printmaking suite, textiles workshops, and a wood workshop. 

Libraries and collections include collections that are accessible to students and the public such as art, musical instruments, rare books, and archives. Libraries include the Main Library, ECA Library, Art and Architecture Library, study spaces, and DiscoverEd which is the University’s central discovery and library account management service. Performance and exhibition facilities include Cinema Space, Reid Concert Hall, Sculpture Court, St Cecilia's Hall - Concert Room and Music Museum, and Talbot Rice Gallery. 

Services include Accommodation Services, Careers Service, ECA Store, University of Edinburgh Students' Association, finance for students, Free-Use Hub, online learning resources, reprographics, scholarships and student funding, sport and exercise, student counselling, Student Disability Service, Student Support Office, The Café, and The Wee Red Bar. 

Since ECA is an art college within the University of Edinburgh, it doesn’t have its own accommodation. ECA  student accommodation options are the same as University of Edinburgh accommodation. 

There are a number of other universities located near the college that are only a ride away such as Heriot-Watt University, the University of Glasgow, and the University of St Andrews. 

1. It is ranked #40 according to the Global Fashion School Rankings 2017. 

2. It has an acceptance rate of only 6% which makes it a highly selective and extremely competitive college.