A watchdog has warned Scotland's colleges are facing mounting financial pressures - however NESCol is bucking the trend with a surplus of almost £2million.
Public spending watchdog Audit Scotland has found the country's 19 colleges produced a combined deficit of £5.6million in 2024-25, a substantial increase from the £1.9million deficit a year earlier.
The BBC reports the worsening losses come as a result of rising costs such as staff and energy, while funding fails to keep pace.
However, in contrast, NESCol (North East Scotland College) reported a surplus of £1.9million, The Press and Journal reports.
NESCol, which has campuses in Aberdeen, Peterhead and Fraserburgh, is pushing to train more people to meet demand, but still faces financial obstacles to growth.
The Audit Scotland report uses NESCol as a case study and states: "NESCol told us how it, and its subsidiary Aberdeen Skills and Enterprise Training Ltd (ASET) have had to adapt to an increase in the number of competing private training providers and the decline of the North Sea oil and gas industry.
"The college subsidiary previously benefited from around £7million of income at its peak but is now forecasting less than half this amount in 2025/26 (£3.2million).
"NESCol is adapting to these challenges by repositioning its subsidiary to address changing demand and priorities and has funded new posts at the college to identify and support further commercial opportunities."