DONCASTER COLLEGE - THE HUB

The campus is home to many of the College’s higher education courses, and houses Doncaster Business School, The Stables Conference Centre and Britain's first centre of excellence for relationship studies - The Relate Institute.

The building, jointly funded by the College, the Learning and Skills Council and Doncaster Council, took just under two years to build, employing more than 2, 500 builders.

Students benefit from some of the best educational facilities around, including a 100-seat lecture theatre, a 200-seat drama studio and a huge two-floor Learning Resource Centre packed with IT facilities.

Leading edge technology is at the heart of the building - interactive whiteboards and projectors are in almost every classroom, video clips are streamed into classrooms via a network and plasma screens welcome students at entrances, informing them of the latest College, national and international news.

Students are also able to study in a very relaxed way with comfy seating, computer zones, a media room, laptop bars and seminar rooms making up the new, improved Learning Resource Centre.

But as well as a place to learn, the new campus is a place to relax, too. People are able to unwind at the Spa Treatment Centre, which includes a sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi. They could even get a makeover at the on-site hairdressers, beautician and nail salon. The campus is also home to a gym sporting the very latest in fitness equipment.

The new campus also has a range of catering options. Food is freshly produced by the students, for the students, offering a range of foods in two great restaurants.

The new building, which is also the educational centre of Doncaster Education City (DEC), also includes escalators (the only College in the country to have escalators) and lifts, making access to learning areas easier.