Llandrillo Technical College
Coleg Llandrillo Cymru is the largest College in the north of Wales with around 34,000 learners studying either on campus, in the community, in the workplace or over the Internet.The college employs approximately 2000 staff and offers over 4,000 full and part-time courses. Courses range from A levels, 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 Metrolitan University..HistoryThe college , 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 current name, Coleg Llandrillo Cyrmu, was adopted around 2002 and was designed to imply that the College is for the whole of Wales.The base name Llandrillo derives from Llandrillo-yn-Rhos, the original Welsh name for the town, Rhos-on-Sea, where the primary campus is located.The college received top grades in all its recent inspections: - Further Education, Higher Education and Work-based Learning.2010 mergerColeg Llandrillo Cymru formally merged with Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor on 1 April 2010. The merged college (which retains the Coleg Llandrillo Cymru name) is one of the largest further education colleges in the UK, located at nine campuses across three counties. Although the colleges have merged their management and have a central administration, The Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor campuses retain the Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor name. Coleg Llandrillo Cymru formally merged with Coleg Menai on 2 April 2012 making it the largest college in Wales.CampusesThe college network includes a main campus in Rhos-on-Sea, a medium size campus in Rhyl, smaller sites in Denbigh and Abergele, the Glasdir Centre in Llanrwst, a specialist business services centre in Cefnmeiriadog, near St Asaph, and approximately 120 learning centres across the counties of Conwy and Denbighshire. Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor & Coleg Menai recently became part of the Llandrillo group adding 7 extra campuses in Dolgellau, Glynllifon and Pwllheli, Llangefni, Bangor, Caernarfon & Parc Menai, making the Llandrillo-Menai group the largest college in Wales.
