Barry College was a

Further Education Further education (often abbreviated FE) in the United Kingdom and Ireland is education in addition to that received at secondary school, that is distinct from the higher education (HE) offered in universities and other academic institutions. I ...

college in

Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 19 ...

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which merged with Coleg Glan Hafren in September 2011 to form the new

Cardiff and Vale College Cardiff and Vale College abbreviated to CAVC ( cy, Coleg Caerdydd a'r Fro), is a mixed-sex education Further Education college in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The college was formed in September 2011 by the merger of Barry Colle ...

. The college admits approximately 10,000 students per year. It is partnered with the

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. Barry College offered many courses, including courses in: Languages; Hairdressing and Beauty; Electrical Engerneering; and Computing courses. There is also an aircraft engineering course located near

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which offers BTEC qualifications in the subject. It was announced in 2010 that Barry College would be merging with

Coleg Glan Hafren Coleg Glan Hafren, formerly Rumney College (and before that Rumney College of Technology), was a Further Education college based in Cardiff which merged with Barry College in September 2011 to form the new Cardiff and Vale College. Background ...

to form the new

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and Vale College. This was a result of the Welsh Assembly Government encouraging colleges in Wales to collaborate in order to maximise benefits for students. In September 2011, Barry College merged with Coleg Glan Hafren to form

( cy, Coleg Caerdydd a'r Fro) which is now one of the largest colleges in Wales.

People associated with Barry College

Flora Forster Flora Macrae Forster (1896–1981) was a Welsh educator and writer. Forster was born in St Thomas, Swansea in 1896, the daughter of Joseph and Alice Forster. Joseph Forster was a railway engineer, and was a descendant from Jonathan Forster f ...

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- Puerto Rican actress and singer, graduated from Barry College.

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