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Facilities
The College provides excellent facilities and state-of-the-art equipment to support our students and offer them a first-class learning experience.
Whether you are studying catering in an industrial-style kitchen, motor mechanics in our state-of-the-art facility in Stephenson Road or training to be a performer in our new performing arts centre, you’ll have the equipment and resources you need.
All of our main campuses have large auditoriums where we welcome a range of guest speakers each year, these facilities are also available for hire.
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Learning services
Our learning resource centres (LRCs) offer free access to learning resources, study spaces, and student network computers.
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Atrium
The Atrium in our Southend Campus contains a 250-seat Performance Pod, café facilities at Chill Express and our new performing arts centre.
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Beauty salons
Our professionally equipped beauty salons offer skills training for students interested in hairdressing and beauty therapy.
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Pod
Performance pod/lecture theatre designed from the inside-out utilising the latest acoustic surveys. Featuring stage, drop down HD projector, Blu-ray, DVD, VHS and Powerpoint.
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Waves restaurant
South Essex College's training restaurant at our Thurrock campus offers a great dining experience while training the chefs of tomorrow.
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Venue hire
Our award-winning campus has the facilities, space, and technology to host a wide range of events including concerts, seminars, meetings and exhibitions.
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