page_title: Farnborough College of Technology
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Farnborough College of Technology / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Farnborough College of Technology Aerospace &amp; Automotive Academy
context_page_description: Farnborough College of Technology is a college located in the town of Farnborough, Hampshire in the South East of England. Although primarily a further education college, Farnborough College of Technology also has a University Centre which offers a range of higher education courses, accredited by the University of Surrey.
  Farnborough College of Technology has a second campus located in the town of Aldershot, Hampshire in the South East of England, known as Aldershot College.
  In 2011, Farnborough College of Technology was rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted.
context_section_description: 1.1 Farnborough College of Technology
  The roots of the college date back to 1913 when the War Office authorised classes to be held at the Royal Aircraft Factory, based at Farnborough Airfield. In 1944 this became an independent technical school known as the Royal Aircraft Establishment's Technical College. In 1957, a separate college known as Farnborough Tech was established on an adjacent area of land. In 1960, the RAE Technical School merged with Farnborough Tech to form Farnborough College of Technology.
  In 1967, engineering students from the college staged an elaborate hoax by placing six model flying saucers across southern England as a rag week stunt. The emergency and military services took them seriously for some hours. The hoax was only made public by The National Archives in 2011.
  Today, Farnborough College of Technology offers a range of qualification levels, including: 
  Access to Higher Education
  A Levels
  Apprenticeships
  BTEC
  Professional Courses (NVQ, CIPD, CIM, PGCE)
  1.2 Aldershot College
  In 2005, Farnborough College of Technology purchased a site in Aldershot, Hampshire and Aldershot College was formed. Aldershot College specialises in construction courses and offers further and higher education courses, and apprenticeships.
  1.3 University Centre Farnborough
  In 2013, the University Centre Farnborough was launched, offering University of Surrey accredited degrees from the Farnborough College of Technology main campus.
  The college constructed a University Centre building on the main campus in 2016. The building is home to a library, study areas and a Starbucks franchise and was officially opened by the Duke of Kent in November 2017.
  
  University Centre Farnborough offers foundation degrees, undergraduate degrees, including two-year fast-track degrees, and top-up degrees.
caption: Farnborough College of Technology's Aerospace and Automotive Academy
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