Pencoed College was founded in 1925 to serve sons and daughters of farmers. Its main building is the old Tregroes House and was originally known as
Pencoed
Pencoed ( cy, Pen-coed) is a urbanised community and town in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. It straddles the M4 motorway north east of Bridgend and is situated on the Ewenny River. At the 2011 census it had a population of around 9,166.
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College of Agriculture, Horticulture and Environmental Studies. It was locally known as “The Demonstration Farm”.
In the 1970s it was renamed the Mid Glamorgan College of Agriculture and Horticulture and became an Associate of the
Royal Agricultural Society in 1996 for its contribution to education and training in land-based disciplines.
The college is now part of
Bridgend College
Bridgend College ( cy, Coleg Penybont) is a further education college based in Bridgend, Wales. Founded in 1928 as the Bridgend Mining and Technical Institute, the college today has four campuses in Bridgend, Pencoed, Queens Road and Maesteg.
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. Pencoed College Campus still offers a wide range of Land Based courses as well as Sport and Recreation courses.
External links
Bridgend College Website
Universities and colleges in Wales
Educational institutions established in 1925
Education in Bridgend County Borough
Pencoed
1925 establishments in Wales
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