The Colchester Institute is a Further and Higher Education institute is situated in Colchester, Essex, UK. The College has around 125 courses which are conducted on full-time and part-time basis and has over 10,500 students. It offers academic programmes, degree programmes, vocational courses, foundation courses, short courses, NVQ programmes, National Certificates and Apprenticeships. All the Higher Education programmes are recognized by the University of Essex. Some of the main subjects covered in the programmes are Business and Management, Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, Music, Construction, and Performing Arts.