Construction of new buildings on the Rangueil campus began in April 1966 and was completed on 19 August 1968. The academic year started on 16 September 1968. An intake of five hundred students was expected, including 325 who were beginning their training. The new students consisted of 15 air navigation engineering students drawn largely from École Polytechnique, 70 engineering students in air navigation from "classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles", 60 airline pilot students, 100 air traffic controllers students, 40 electronics students, 20 commercial pilot students and 20 flight dispatcher students.