(meaning in English "Meirion-Dwyfor College"), also known as CMD, is a college in , Wales with its main campus in . It serves the areas of and . It has a

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and offers the opportunity to study most subjects through the medium of

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. Since 1 April 2012, it has been a constituent college of . has three main campuses at in , in and (for agricultural courses) near . The campus was previously occupied by

Dr Williams School Dr Williams' School was a school founded in Dolgellau in 1875. It opened its doors in 1878 and continued until it was closed in 1975. Samuel Holland was actively involved in setting the school up and became its first Chairman of the Board of Gov ...

. Notable former pupils include the singer Duffy, who was elected president of the Students' union. formally merged with on 1 April 2010; this new college merged with in 2012 to form . The merged organisation is one of the largest further education colleges in the UK, located at twelve campuses across four counties. Although the colleges have merged their management and have a central administration, the campuses retain the name.

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Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor - Grwp Llandrillo Menai
Dolgellau Llandwrog Pwllheli Further education colleges in Gwynedd Further education colleges in Snowdonia {{Wales-school-stub