Its main campus is located in Galashiels.

Additionally, the college maintains secondary campuses at Hawick, Tweedbank and Newtown St. Boswells.

The college was founded in 1984, by a merger of four pre-existing institutions: the Agricultural Centre at Newtown St. Boswells, Duns Agricultural Centre, Galashiels Technical College, and Henderson Technical College.

[1] The Galashiels campus has a Technology Enhanced Care Hub and the Hawick campus[2] has a Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Hub.

[3] Borders College former Principals: Angela Cox (30/01/2017 – 4/09/2022).

Borders College Honorary Fellows: Katie Scott (2024).

Sir Archy Kirkwood (2001) Barbara Baker (2000).