Coleg Menai (meaning: ''Menai College'') is a further education college located in
Bangor, Gwynedd
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,
Wales
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. The college has campuses in Parc Menai,
Llangefni
; ) is the county town of Anglesey in Wales. At the 2011 census, Llangefni's population was 5,116, making it the second-largest town in the county and the largest on the island. The community includes the village of Rhosmeirch.
Location
The ...
,
Caernarfon
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and
Holyhead
Holyhead (; , "Cybi's fort") is a historic port town, and is the list of Anglesey towns by population, largest town and a Community (Wales), community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Holyhead is on Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island ...
.
The college provides a range of academic and vocational courses including A levels, Apprenticeships, English for Speakers of Other Languages programmes and Access courses. It also offers some higher education courses.
On 2 April 2012, Coleg Menai and
Coleg Llandrillo Cymru (which included
Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor) merged to create
Grwp Llandrillo Menai, the largest further education institute in Wales.
Notable alumni
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Matthew Dent, designer
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Nathan Gill, former
UK Independence Party
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and
Reform Party MEP
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Owain Tudur Jones, footballer, presenter
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Cassia Pike,
footballer
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References
External links
Coleg Menai - Grwp Llandrillo Menai
Bangor, Gwynedd
Llangefni
Caernarfon
Buildings and structures in Anglesey
Education in Anglesey
Further education colleges in Wales
Further education colleges in Gwynedd
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