Schools
Basingstoke has two large further education colleges, a sixth form college, Queen Mary's College (QMC) and Basingstoke College of Technology (BCOT). There are many large secondary schools in the area and a small campus of the University of Winchester is located in the town. Basingstoke is within 48 km (30 miles) of six universities, namely Thames Valley University (TVU), the University of Winchester, the University of Reading, the University of Southampton, Southampton Solent University and Surrey Institute of Art & Design University College at Farnham.