Braintree College Explained

Braintree Campus
Coordinates:51.8901°N 0.5581°W
Type:Further education college
Address:Church Lane
City:Braintree
County:Essex
Country:England
Postcode:CM7 5SN
Local Authority:Essex
Urn:130673
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:16

Braintree Campus, formerly known as Braintree College, is a further education college based in Braintree, Essex. It is a constituent college of Colchester Institute.

The college was originally an independently controlled institution, but merged with Colchester Institute on 29 February 2010. Braintree Campus is Colchester Institute's second-largest facility.

Courses offered focus on skills' priority areas for Essex. These include Technology, Engineering, Construction, Business and Media.

The £5.6m Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Innovation Centre opened in September 2017 and features high-tech workshops, replica industrial facilities and state-of-the-art equipment. The centre provides training opportunities in construction and trades, engineering processes, digital media and manufacturing.

Opened in 2019 the Learning and Technology Centre focuses on high-tech IT and digital media facilities including new workshops, computer suites and virtual reality headsets.

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Notes and References

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