Auditor General, Stephen Boyle talks about the report
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Publication: Scotland's colleges 2026
To be published by Auditor General
Scotland's colleges faced growing financial strain in 2024/25, with a rising number reliant on cash advances from the Scottish Funding Council.
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Exhibit 6
Enrolments, students and FTE student numbers at Scotland’s colleges 2015/16 – 2024/25.
Student headcount, enrolments and FTEs have fallen for two consecutive years and are at their lowest level in the last ten years.
Note: Headcount is the number of individual students attending college. Enrolments is the number of registrations for courses at college. Some students may be enrolled on more than one course. FTE converts study hours into a number of full-time students.
College statistics 2024-25, Scottish Funding Council, February 2026
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