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Some further education colleges in Wales offer higher education courses such as degrees and diplomas, usually in conjunction with a nearby university. Welsh colleges are funded primarily by the Welsh Government , with subsidised tuition fees paid by individual students or their sponsors.
The commission would be responsible for strategising, funding and overseeing the further education (colleges and sixth-forms), higher education (universities), adult education and adult community learning, apprenticeships and training sectors of the Welsh educational system. The body forms part of the Welsh Government's strategic vision for ...
The total consolidated annual income for Welsh universities for 2020–21 was £1.78 billion of which £230.0 million was from research grants and contracts, with an operating surplus of £74.2 million. £332.2 million was received from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales via grants and £356.7 million was received from tuition fees of Home-domiciled students.
Colleges vary in size and mission, and include general FE, tertiary and specialist institutions, including one Roman Catholic Sixth Form College and a residential adult education college. Many colleges offer leisure learning and training programmes designed to meet the needs of business.
In July 2019 the college cut 34 jobs and closed its loss-making Cardiff Arts Academy due to "financial challenges". [6] In July 2020 it was announced that Bridgend secondary schools would retain their sixth forms, rather than opening one sixth form centre for the county. Instead, a centre of excellence is being considered at the Pencoed Campus ...
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 ...
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The college was formed in September 2011 by the merger of Barry College and Coleg Glan Hafren. The merger was a result of the Welsh Assembly Government encouraging colleges in Wales to collaborate so that it could maximise benefits for students. [3] Cardiff and Vale College (or Coleg Caerdydd a’r Fro) is now one of the largest colleges in ...