Braintree College

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

Colchester Institute Braintree Campus
Address
Church Lane Braintree , Essex , CM7 5SN England
Coordinates	51.8901°N 0.55809°E / 51.8901; 0.55809
Information
Type	Further education college
Local authority	Essex
Department for Education URN	130673 Tables
Gender	Coeducational
Age	16+
Website	www.colchester.ac.uk/about-us/campuses/braintree

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.

Notable alumni

• Grayson Perry, Turner Prize winning artist^[1]
• Jeremy Spake, TV personality
• Lisa Harvey-Smith, Astronomer
• Olly Murs, singer
• Missing Andy, Band