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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.
It has a bilingual language policy and offers the opportunity to study most subjects through the medium of Welsh. Since 1 April 2012, it has been a constituent college of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai. Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor has three main campuses at Dolgellau in Meirionnydd, Pwllheli in Dwyfor and Glynllifon (for agricultural courses) near Caernarfon.
Wlpan is the name of an intensive Welsh course for beginners used by some Welsh for Adults courses in Wales. It began in the mid 1970s. [1] Courses continue to be taught, in person and through the internet. [2] The course teaches basic patterns in as short a time as possible.
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.
The Welsh government now recognises that Welsh is not just a “subject”, and that the successful acquisition of it as a second language requires it to be taught in a meaningful manner.
Wrexham University (Welsh: Prifysgol Wrecsam; Welsh pronunciation: [priːvˈəsɡɔl ˈrɛksam]) is a public university in the north-east of Wales, with campuses in Wrexham, Northop and St Asaph. It offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as professional courses. The university had 6,045 students in 2022/23.
The University of South Wales (USW) (Welsh: Prifysgol De Cymru) is a public university in Wales, with campuses in Cardiff, Newport and Pontypridd.It was formed on 11 April 2013 from the merger of the University of Glamorgan and the University of Wales, Newport. [5]
Bridgend College (Welsh: Coleg Penybont) is a further education college based in Bridgend, Wales.Founded in 1928 as the Bridgend Mining and Technical Institute, [1] the college today has four campuses in Bridgend, Pencoed, Queens Road and Maesteg.