Staff and students from Angus College held a lunchtime protest as part of a national day of action against spending cuts.
The event attracted 75 past and present students and employees, and was organised by the Further Education Lecturers Association, a branch of the EIS union.
Similar protests were held in March after anger over the impact that reduced funding will have on staffing and service provision.
EIS branch secretary Yvonne Cargill said that further education was often the poor relation when it came to spending, and challenged re-elected First Minister Alex Salmond to address the inequality.
She said, “The protest went really well and I was pleased with the amount of students who took the time out to support us, including some who had come in on their day off.
“Lecturers from across all departments in the college were also involved, as were representatives from EIS and Unison.”
“It is not just lecturers that are affected by these cuts it is also office workers and other support workers. Right across the further education sector there is still the threat of compulsory redundancies.
“There is no doubt we are the Cinderella service and many people forget that further education provides a second chance for those who, for whatever reason, have not excelled at school.”
The Unison protest in March pushed the trade union’s message of No Funding-No Future, while Tuesday’s theme was ‘Show education cuts the red card’.
Colleges across the country have had a 10.4% cut in finance from the Scottish Funding Council, with many fearing a devastating impact on staff, students and communities.
Campaigners claim the move will lead to a loss of courses, staff and opportunities for students due to begin courses this summer.
The funding council has a £1.5 billion budget for the academic year, which begins in August, comprising £956 million for universities and £528m for colleges more than 8% down on spending this financial year.
University teaching budgets have been cut by 10.9%, funding for research is down by 0.6% and capital funding for both sectors will fall by 38%.
NUS Scotland has already held an event at the college to urge students to sign up for a national demonstration.