Two colleges are planning to merge, delivering courses to around 20,000 students.
Motherwell and Cumbernauld colleges said the merger could take place by early August.
They said a joint college would supply almost two-thirds of the further education provision in Lanarkshire.
While there are no job cuts planned, both institutions said there could be a chance for some staff to go through a voluntary severance scheme.
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