Coleg Glan Hafren

Coleg Glan Hafren, formerly Rumney College (and before that Rumney College of Technology), was a Further Education college based in Cardiff which merged with Barry College in September 2011 to form the new Cardiff and Vale College.51°30′47″N 3°06′36″W / 51.513°N 3.110°W / 51.513; -3.110 The college had over 12,000 students and provided over 800 courses, including A levels (including A level and AS level Business Studies), GCSE re-sits and languages; Business and Professional courses such as Law, Marketing and Accounting; Hair and Beauty; Access, ESOL and Open Door; Sport, Catering, Childcare and Travel and Tourism; Creative and Digital courses and Engineering and Construction Technology courses.

The college also ran a commercial hair and beauty training salon in Cardiff's Castle Arcade, called the Design Academy.

The college also provided courses at other sites, notably in Ely.

Coleg Glan Hafren began merger discussions in 2008 with Barry College and in November 2010 announced they had agreed to merge, in response to the Welsh Government's Transformation Agenda[1] which encouraged Welsh colleges to collaborate in order to maximise student benefits and improve student learning.

They merged in September 2011 to form the new Cardiff and Vale College.

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