THE number of college students in Scotland has been slashed by more than 40,000 in one year despite Government commitments to maintain numbers, teaching unions have warned.
The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said official figures showed numbers had dropped by more than 12% between 2010 and 2011 – from 357,729 to 314,585.
The union blamed Scottish Government cuts for the fall in numbers, which follow a sharp decline in the number of lecturing staff.
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