STOKE-ON-TRENT College today revealed it has secured the final £107 million needed to rebuild both its campuses.

Within the next four years, virtually every old building at its Cauldon and Burslem sites will be bulldozed to make way for the 'unique' new teaching blocks, student support services, and a canalside restaurant and terrace.

The latest cash marks the third phase of the college's huge developments. At Burslem, there is already a new centre of excellence for training people for jobs in the construction and building technology industries.

And work is already taking shape in Shelton on a new base for students doing hairdressing and beauty, hospitality and catering and caring and health-related courses.

But all the other rebuilding plans hinged on winning £88 million from the Learning and Skills Council. The deal was finally sealed at a crunch meeting in London. Stoke-on-Trent College and other partners will be footing the rest of bill.

Today, principal Graham Moore said: "I think the campus developments will make an enormous difference to the city and its regeneration."

The plans are a crucial part of the new University Quarter and will include a performing arts base, shared with both Staffordshire University and Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College.

With the sixth form college preparing to get a brand new building too, it will effectively change the face of further education across the city.

Stoke-on-Trent College's investment includes a sizeable sum to rebuild Burslem Sixth Form Centre, based on its Moorland Road site.

Cauldon will also be getting a centre which will act as a hub for business and professional management training, tapping into the needs of companies.

Aidan Ridyard, director of architecture for Broadway Malyan, the company tasked with bringing the ideas to life, said the project was unique.

He said: "The college's two sites have grown up over a number of years and now form partly isolated buildings.

"We will remove these at Cauldon and bringing together the Caldon Canal and the small park nearby. In contrast, at Burslem the design will create an open pedestrian space."

Work on the next phase of the development is due to start in early 2010 and everything will be completed by 2013.

Stoke-on-Trent College said thousands of people would benefit. The new canalside restaurant will be open to the public.