A COLLEGE opened a 3,500sq ft extension this week.

The City of Sunderland College has added the extension to its Hylton Centre library.

It will will offer students an additional 500 computers with Internet connection, 12 hours a day. The college expects more than a million visitors a year.

Ian Todd, principal at City of Sunderland College, said: "Libraries have always been at the heart of educational institutions and the college prides itself in offering all our students the opportunity to use a fully-equipped learning centre at each of the college's four sites."