▁Design ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁These ▁two ▁organis ations ▁joined ▁forces ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁University ▁College ▁for ▁the ▁Creative ▁Arts ▁at ▁Can ter bury , ▁E ps om , ▁F arn ham , ▁Ma id stone ▁and ▁Ro chester . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁the ▁University ▁College ▁for ▁Creative ▁Arts ▁was ▁granted ▁full ▁university ▁status ▁by ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council , ▁and ▁adopted ▁its ▁current ▁name , ▁the ▁University ▁for ▁the ▁Creative ▁Arts , ▁officially ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁a ▁Co al ition ▁government , ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Business ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁Sk ills ▁introduced ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁increase ▁tu ition ▁fe es ▁while ▁reducing ▁government ▁sp ending ▁on ▁High er ▁Education ▁in ▁real ▁terms ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁for ▁the ▁Creative ▁Arts ▁was ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁fourth ▁most - cut ▁university ▁in ▁England ▁with ▁a ▁cut ▁of ▁ 7 . 8 % ▁( 1 0 . 2 % ▁in ▁real ▁terms ). ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁for ▁the ▁Creative ▁Arts ▁announced ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁discuss ing ▁design ating ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁Ma id stone ▁campus ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁Mid K ent ▁College . ▁Further ▁to ▁this , ▁Mid K ent ▁College ▁expressed ▁its ▁willing ness ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁Ma id stone ▁campus ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁phase ▁out ▁the ▁U CA ▁presence ▁at ▁the ▁campus ▁by ▁ 2 0 1