{{Short description|Technical school in Aarhus, Denmark}} {{Infobox university | name = Aarhus Tech | image = Århus tekniske Skole.JPG | former_name = Aarhus Tekniske Skole | type = Private | established = {{start date and age|1828}} | president = Annette E. Lauridsen | students = 3800 (2014) | administrative_staff = 650 | city = Aarhus | country = Denmark | logo = AARHUS TECH logo.svg | website = {{URL|http://aarhustech.dk}} }} '''Aarhus Tech''' (until 2011 '''Aarhus Tekniske Skole''') is a technical school in Aarhus, which provides secondary education and vocational education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aarhustech.dk/om-aarhus-tech/generel-information/aarhus-tech|title=General Information on Aarhus Tech|publisher=Aarhus Tech|language=Danish|accessdate=29 August 2015}}</ref>
Aarhus Tech offers degrees in 34 disciplines in vocational studies, from masonry and welding to clothing design and cooking. The annual budget is DKK 410 mio. and the school employs 650 people. It is managed as a private institution. The school comprises buildings on three separate sites in Aarhus, but the main campus is located on Christiansbjerg in Business Park Skejby, Aarhus N.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
== History == The college was founded as "''Prinds Frederik Ferdinands Tegne- og Søndagsskole''" in 1828. Through a series of mergers, the school has since grown to become one of the largest technical colleges in Denmark, with 3800 students (2014).{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} In 2002, the college merged with ''AMU Østjylland''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
In 2014, ''Aarhus Gymnasium'', ''Teknisk Gymnasium Christiansbjerg'', and ''Teknisk Gymnasium Aarhus Midtby'' merged into Aarhus Tech.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Høeberg Mortensen|first=Morten|date=5 May 2021|title=Region Midtjylland fastholder den nuværende elevfordeling trods varsel om lukning fra Aarhus Gymnasium, Tilst|language=da|work=Jyllands-Posten|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/jpaarhus/ECE12954064/region-midtjylland-fastholder-den-nuvaerende-elevfordeling-trods-varsel-om-lukning-fra-aarhus-gymnasium-tilst/|access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Rye|first=Jørgen|date=29 January 2014|title=Nyt HTX-gymnasium dobler op|language=da|work=Jyllands-Posten|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/jpaarhus/ECE6441563/nyt-htxgymnasium-dobler-op/|access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref> Prior to the merger, Teknisk Gymnasium Christiansbjerg (TGC) had offered a three-year technical exam program (HTX) since 1984.
==Notable students== * Anders Eggert (TGC)
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Education in Aarhus}} {{Authority control}}
{{Coord|56.1845|10.1923|type:edu_region:DK|display=title}}
Category:Educational institutions established in 1828 Category:Secondary schools in Aarhus