College Funding 2020-21
Total Revenue Funding £658.7m*
*Excludes additional one-off COVID-19 investment streams
including
Total Student Support £138.0m
Flexible Workforce Development Fund £13.0m
Total Capital Funding £35.7m*
*plus additional COVID-19 Estates Maintenance £6.5m
and COVID-19 Digital Capital £2.3m
30% of colleges’ income does not come directly from the Scottish Funding Council
Colleges have exceeded activity targets (currently 116,269 FTEs) every year for the last 14 years
College Estates
Over the last 11 years, £935.7m has been invested in college estates. Campuses across Scotland provide state-of-the-art learning environments, equipped with the latest innovation and technology, which enhances the student experience and enables people of all ages to obtain technical, professional and vocational education and skills to reach their potential and progress into further study, training or employment. In addition, colleges are civic anchors which bind communities together by providing local hubs for people to meet and offering campus amenities such as sports facilities, hair salons, beauty services, and restaurants that are affordable for the people within the local area.
The college sector has reduced its absolute emissions – carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) – by 7%, from 45,535 tonnes of CO2e in 2017-18 to 42,563 tonnes in 2018-19
College Staff
Total Staff 10,955*
Support Staff 5,435 (49.6%)
Lecturing Staff 5,520 (50.4%)
*these figures are full-time equivalent
Gender:
Women 61%
Men 39%
Full-time/Part-time:
Full-time 69%
Part-time 31%
87% of full-time permanent lecturing staff have a recognised teaching qualification
2% of staff are black and minority ethnic
6% of staff have a declared disability
Gender Split on College Boards
Women 48%
Men 52%
Gender Split of College Principals
Women 50%
Men 50%
Gender Split of Senior Management
Women 52%
Men 48%
