Farnborough College of Technology, often abbreviated to FCOT or FCT, 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 offers a range of higher education courses, accredited by the University of Surrey.[1]
[edit] History
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. 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.[2]
[edit] Facilities
The main campus at Boundary Road, Farnborough provides vocational training and education. Specialist training facilities include Concept hair and beauty salon[3], The Gallery Restaurant[4], Body and Soul gym, a multi-camera television studio[5] and two radio studios. The lattermost are used for one month in the spring each year to broadcast as Echo on 106.8 FM in the local area (frequency altered to 88.1 MHz for 2010). A second campus, Aldershot College on Holder Road in Aldershot, opened in September 2005. It also provides vocational training, including trade skills such as carpentry and plumbing.[6]
[edit] Structure
The academic activities of the college are divided into the following seven schools[7]:
- Applied & Health Sciences
- Community Education & Training
- Computing & Business Studies
- Education & Humanities
- Engineering
- Hampshire Business School
- Media & Creative Arts
[edit] Notable alumni
Former students of the college include musician Mike Rutherford of the bands Genesis and Mike + The Mechanics, as well as Diane Youdale and Mark Griffin who appeared in the British television series Gladiators as Jet and Trojan respectively.[5] DJ Annie Mac earned a Master's Degree in Radio at FCOT, before going on to have her own show on BBC Radio 1.[8] In an interview, she referred to her year in Farnborough as "the biggest culture-shock [she'd] ever experienced in [her] life"[9].
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