Fife College has confirmed it is to quit its campus in Cupar following weeks of speculation over its future.
It is to move out of the former home of Elmwood College, which it shares with SRUC, in June 2016.
Blaming funding cuts for the decision, the college said it is consulting staff and students affected and hopes to continue offering courses to people in north-east Fife by other means.
Fife College took over part of the campus last year when it was created by a merger between Elmwood, Adam Smith and Carnegie colleges.
Most courses at Elmwood are run by agricultural college SRUC, which owns the campus, with those offered by Fife College mainly in care, hair and beauty and supported learning.
Among those expected to suffer most are pupils with learning difficulties from the town’s Kilmaron School, who graduate to the supported learning courses programme.
North-east Fife MSP Roderick Campbell said: “It is, naturally, disappointing that Fife College has taken the decision to remove its services from the Cupar campus.
“It is, however, important to ensure that alternatives are in place for the courses affected, wherever possible.”
He hopes to meet for a second time college principal Hugh Logan to discuss the prospect of running courses in other educational institutions and said he had raised the issue with education and lifelong learning secretary Angela Constance.
Kilmaron School head teacher Isla Lumsden was unavailable for comment.
However, she previously warned that pupils who normally would have progressed to Elmwood will struggle if they have to travel outwith the community they are familiar with to another campus.
SRUC head of communications Jane Smernicki said: “Now that we have some certainty over Fife College’s future plans it will take us some time to consider the implications for how we might use the space vacated by them in June 2016.”
A Fife College spokesperson said: “We will continue to deliver our existing curriculum for a further year and will vacate the campus in June 2016.
“We may be moving out of the Cupar Campus but we remain committed to ensuring that a range of courses and learning opportunities are available for people in north-east Fife.
“All staff currently employed by Fife College at the Cupar campus have been advised of the plans and are assisting us in looking at new ways to deliver courses in the area.”