North East Scotland College (abbreviated as NESCol) (Scottish Gaelic: Colaiste Ear-thuath na h-Alba) was formed on 1 November 2013 from the merger of Aberdeen College and Banff & Buchan College.

[1] The regional college serves an extensive geographical area with its main centres in Aberdeen and Fraserburgh.

Outside of Aberdeen, it has a campus located in Fraserburgh and two learning centres in Ellon and Inverurie.

[2] The college also provides training in a number of community settings throughout Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire.

North East Scotland College operates across three major subject areas: Engineering, Science and Technology; Creative Industries, Computing and Business Enterprise; and Service Industries.