Suffolk New College is a mixed general further education college located in central Ipswich and offers secondary & further education courses such as vocational programmes, AS levels, A levels, GCSEs and apprenticeships, as well as some higher education and adult learning courses. The college currently has approximately 4,000 students enrolled and 650 staff. The College was formed in 2009, after higher and further education in the Ipswich area was largely separated by the formation of two new institutions from the then Suffolk College; Suffolk New College (further education) & University Campus In August 2009 a new building costing £70 million was created for Suffolk New College. The 22,000 square metre building consists of four floors designed to meet the needs of twenty-first-century education and training.