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.
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.
With 20,000 students across four counties Grwp Llandrillo Menai became Wales' largest further education institution.
Coleg Llandrillo Cymru became known as Coleg Llandrillo.
Campuses
The college has campuses in
Rhos-on-Sea
Rhos-on-Sea ( cy, Llandrillo-yn-Rhos) is a seaside resort and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The population was 7,593 at the 2011 census. It adjoins Colwyn Bay and is named after the Welsh kingdom of Rhos established there in late ...
,
Rhyl
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To the we ...
,
Abergele
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and a community hub in
Colwyn Bay
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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.
Notable former pupils
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Bryan Parry
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Television work
He graduated ...
, actor (''
Emmerdale
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Pride
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References
External links
Llandrillo - Grwp Llandrillo Menai
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International Baccalaureate schools in Wales
Abergele
Colwyn Bay
Denbigh
Llanrwst
Rhos-on-Sea
Rhyl
Further education colleges in Conwy County Borough
Further education colleges in Denbighshire
1965 establishments in Wales
Educational institutions established in 1965