Campus
The campus is situated in the south of Eastleigh. Large playing fields are shared with the adjacent secondary school Quilley School of Engineering. Further education college Eastleigh College is a third establishment on Chestnut Road. The college site has a second entrance on Tennyson Road, which makes Eastleigh high street accessible.
In addition to regular public bus routes, over twenty bus routes are contracted and subsidised exclusively for college pupils. The site is equidistant from Eastleigh and Southampton Airport Parkway railway stations, both of which are within walking distance. A number of students arrive by bicycle, moped or motorbike. Due to space limitations, students are not able to park on-site, although the college has arranged use of car park that is a few minutes walk away.
In 2002 there was a £11.5 million building transformation project.
A £7 million new "Rose Building" providing purpose built facilities for English, Media, Sport and Performing Arts was completed in February 2006, and officially opened July 2006.
A plan for a complete overhaul of the site received planning permission in 2009. However shortly after this, in the aftermath of the Late-2000s financial crisis, the government removed funding for the £47 million project. One hundred and fifty colleges across the country were affected the government's decision.
Despite the lack of government funding, the college decided to use its reserves to fund building improvements. A £500,000 refurbishment of the library was carried out during Summer 2011. This significantly increased the study space available, as well as doubling the number of computers available. The Glyn Library was newly named after previous principal, Godfrey Glyn OBE, and was opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Dame Mary Fagan.
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