Welcome to City of Westminster College, Central London's Top Vocational College. We provide hundreds of courses to thousands of students every year and are conveniently located minutes from Edgware Road, Paddington and Marylebone Underground stations. We are Ofsted rated 'Good' and are proud to be the first choice for students from all over the Greater London area. The College can trace its history as a distinct organisation back to September 1903, when Paddington Technical Institute opened. The first of its kind in London it was opened partly thanks to the efforts of leading Fabian Sidney Webb, then Chair of the Technical Education Board of London County Council. Key subjects were physics, chemistry, engineering, building, domestic economy, and dressmaking. After World War 1 the College grew to accommodate the swelling ranks of young people looking for post-school education and qualifications. By the 1930s there were nearly 1,000 students.