Farnborough College of Technology

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 incorporates a university centre (University Centre Farnborough), 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 contiguous 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.

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:

1.2 Aldershot College