Coleg Cambria

Coleg Cambria in North East Wales is one of the UK's largest colleges,[1] with over 7000 full-time and 20,000 part-time students, and has international links covering four continents. Coleg Cambria was created following the merger of Deeside College and Yale College, Wrexham. Coleg Cambria began operating on 1 August 2013.[2] Coleg Cambria is a young adult community for people aged 16 years and older.

Coleg Cambria
MottoAn internationally recognised college of excellence
TypeFurther Education College
Established2013 (2013)
DirectorYana Williams
Administrative staff
1,700
Students27,000
Location
Wales
,
United Kingdom
Campusmultiple campuses
Websitewww.cambria.ac.uk

It serves three local authority areas with a total population of almost 400,000: more than 12% of the population of Wales.[3] The college works in partnership with over 1000 employers including Airbus, JCB, Kelloggs, Kronospan, Moneypenny, UPM Shotton Paper and Village Bakery.[3]

Coleg Cambria won the 2015 Global Enterprise Challenge.[4]

Locations

Coleg Cambria has six campuses across North East Wales: Deeside, Yale (Grove Park and Bersham Road in Wrexham), Llysfasi and Northop.

Name

Coleg is the Welsh word for college and Cambria is the Latin name for Wales, derived from the Welsh name Cymru.

The 'spectrum design' was developed and chosen with support from students, staff, Governors and local businesses and is intended to signify the diversity and inclusivity of the college. The spectrum mark also forms an abstract letter C.[5]

References
  1. bbc.co.uk - Deeside and Yale colleges merge as Coleg Cambria
  2. legislation.gov.uk - The Coleg Cambria (Incorporation) Order 2013
  3. "www.cambria.ac.uk - Coleg Cambria - Vision for Excellence" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  4. "Results from the 2015 Global Enterprise Challenge". The Global Enterprise Challenge - ABW Enterprise Education. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. merger.cambria.ac.uk - Welcome to Coleg Cambria Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine

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