BRADFORD College’s new state-of-the-art £10 million Advanced Technology Centre will be completed early next month.

BAM Construction, the contractor that led on the development of the new multi-million pound campus off Great Horton Road, will be handing over the keys of the development to the college on June 8 ready for a September opening.

Commissioned by the College and financed by the government's Skills Funding Agency, the three-story 3,600m2 technology building is built on the Alexandra car park, near the college's new David Hockney Building, and has the capacity for 650 students.

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The build has taken 42 weeks.

Ronan O'Beirne, Director of Learning, Development and Research said: “The Centre offers students opportunities to develop skills in advanced technologies such as Robotics and 3D Printing. It will also provide a key link and subsidised accommodation for established small businesses and start-ups.”

The ATC aims to be a leading centre in cutting edge courses and will support skills and knowledge development across in science, technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. Applications are now open.