Milton Keynes College is close to delivering two expanded campuses backed by a £6.1m investment from Milton Keynes City Council, with a further £2m just released.
New classrooms are being built to accommodate a rapid rise in student numbers, which have increased by 806 since the 2022/23 academic year and a further increase seen in 2025/26 enrolments which now exceed 4,000.
Councillor Shanika Mahendran, Cabinet Member for Planning and Placemaking, visited the college to see the progress firsthand.
She toured the new facilities and spoke with students about how the changes will benefit their learning experience.
“It’s brilliant to see this investment coming to life, giving our young people high-quality spaces where they can develop their skills,” Cllr Mahendran said, “Students at Milton Keynes College are studying in the UK’s fastest growing city, and it is great that they are able to experience the benefits of that.
"By using funding from new developments, we’re investing in facilities that make a real difference for the city’s current and future residents.”
The project is increasing capacity at the Chaffron Way and Bletchley campuses, delivering more than 350 additional teaching spaces, enhanced motor vehicle workshops, state-of-the-art engineering facilities and energy efficiency upgrades, helping to reduce long-term operational costs.
The investment has been made possible by the city council collecting money from housebuilders as the city grows, which it puts into local infrastructure such as education and healthcare.
This is one of many projects supported by growth funding across the city - the city council recently invested £15.6m of developer contributions into cancer and acute care at Milton Keynes University Hospital.
“Milton Keynes is growing at an impressive rate, and as a result Milton Keynes College is also growing rapidly. We are here to support our young people with industry-standard facilities, excellent learning spaces and exciting opportunities to learn and expand their horizons for the future,” said Jason Mansell, Chief Operating Officer at Milton Keynes College Group.
“This investment from the city council has been invaluable in helping us to meet the growing needs of our communities in Milton Keynes. We are very proud of our new facilities and are excited to welcome even more students onto both campuses to take advantage of them”.
