Coleg Llandrillo Cymru

Coleg Llandrillo
Coleg Llandrillo logo
Type Further Education College
Established 1965
Principal Dafydd Evans
Address Llandudno Road, Rhos-on-Sea, PENRHYN BAY, LL28 4HZ, Colwyn Bay, Wales, United Kingdom
Campus
Website http://www.gllm.ac.uk/llandrillo/

Coleg Llandrillo (English meaning: Llandrillo College) is a college in the north of Wales. After its merger in 2012, Grwp Llandrillo Menai became Wales' largest further education institution.

The college offers over 4,000 full and part-time courses. Courses range from A levels, International Baccalaureate, BTECs, Modern Apprenticeships and NVQs to Higher Nationals, Foundation Degrees, Honours Degrees and Postgraduate Studies offered in association with the University of Wales, Glyndŵr, Bangor and Cardiff Metropolitan University.

History

The college (which originally only included the main campus at Rhos-on-Sea) was opened as Llandrillo Technical College by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on 23 June 1965.

The word "Technical" was removed from the name of the college in response to the college's shift towards teaching academic as well as vocational subjects. The name Coleg Llandrillo Cymru was adopted around 2002 and was intended to imply that the College is for the whole of Wales. Since its merger with Coleg Menai, it is now known as Coleg Llandrillo.

2010 merger

Coleg Llandrillo formally merged with Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor on 1 April 2010. The merged college (which retained the Coleg Llandrillo name) was located at nine campuses across three counties. Although the colleges had merged, their management and had a central administration. The Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor campuses retained the Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor name.

2012 merger

In April 2012, Coleg Llandrillo Cymru (which included Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor) merged with Coleg Menai to form Grwp Llandrillo Menai.[1] With 20,000 students across four counties Grwp Llandrillo Menai became Wales' largest further education institution.[2] Coleg Llandrillo Cymru became known as Coleg Llandrillo.

Campuses

No. of venue Location Notes
1 Rhos-on-Sea University Centre (opened September 2014)
2 Rhyl Also known as Rhyl 6th Form College
3 Denbigh Originally known as Denbigh Community College
4 Abergele
5 Colwyn Bay Library

The college has a main campus in Rhos-on-Sea,[3] a medium size campus in Rhyl, smaller sites in Denbigh, Abergele and a community hub in Colwyn Bay library.

The main site or campus is on Llandudno Road at the westerly extremity of Rhos-on-Sea, bordering Rhos-on-Sea Golf Course and close to Penrhyn Bay.

Facilities

The main campus at Rhos-on-Sea has a Marine & Built Environment Centre (MBEC). Included within the MBEC is the Renewable Energy & Sustainability Centre for Wales (RESCW). The campus also has a 40,000 book library,[3] IT workshop, sports centre & gym, hair & beauty salons, training kitchens, sports academies and childcare centre. It also has an Institute of Health & Social Care.

At the Rhyl site the college has the Centre for Automotive Technology along with hair & nail salons, library and IT workshops. The Rhyl Sixth Centre is also located at the Rhyl campus.

Courses

The College provides a range of courses from entry level courses through to degrees and post-graduate qualifications. These courses cover six main areas: 14-19 education such as A Levels, International Baccalaureate and BTECs; university and professional qualifications; work-based training including apprenticeships and NVQs; business-to-business training and courses for international students.

The College also offers the Welsh Baccalaureate alongside its Further Education courses.

Foundation Degrees and Bachelor's degrees at the College are offered in association with the University of Wales, Glyndŵr University, Bangor University and the University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC).

References

  1. ↑ "Llandrillo and Menai colleges merger to create Wales' largest education body". BBC News. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "North Wales super-college Grwp Llandrillo Menai formed from mergers". BBC News. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Coleg Llandrillo guide". The Telegraph. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
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