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.