Canterbury College made history on the 19th January 2012 by becoming the first further education college in the UK to sign an Armed Forces Community Covenant with the commanding officers of the army regiments based in Canterbury.

The Covenant represents all the armed services in the area. With the College they have pledged to work together for the benefit of their communities by signing the Covenant. The covenant is an agreement between Canterbury College and the Armed Services to foster closer relationships between soldiers, their families and the communities in which they live and work.