Coleg Harlech
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Harlech
Harlech is a town and seaside resort in Gwynedd, within the historical boundaries of Merionethshire in northwest Wales. Lying on Tremadog Bay and within the Snowdonia National Park, it has a population of 1,952, of whom 59% speak Welsh...
, Gwynedd
Gwynedd
Gwynedd is a county in north-west Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. Although the second biggest in terms of geographical area, it is also one of the most sparsely populated...
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It is Wales
Wales
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' only long-term, mature students education college
College
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and was established in 1927 by Thomas Jones (T. J.), Cabinet Secretary to both David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
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and Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
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, to continue the work of Workers' Educational Association
Workers' Educational Association
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in a residential environment. It has become well known as a "second chance" college, often for people who for economic or social reasons never had a first chance.
It always had a close association with the WEA and merged with WEA (North Wales) in 2001 to become Coleg Harlech Workers' Educational Association (North Wales)
Coleg Harlech Workers' Educational Association (North Wales)
Coleg Harlech Workers' Educational Association was formed on 1 August 2001 by the merger of two of Wales’ oldest adult education bodies. The Workers’ Educational Association established in 1925 as the North Wales District of the Workers' Educational Association...
, a registered charity
Charitable organization
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Its stated aims are: "To enable adults to enhance their life chances and employability by increasing their capacity for learning through the provision of high quality education in residential and community settings, with a due regard to the Welsh language and culture."
Courses currently offered at Coleg Harlech include a full time 9 month Bangor University
Bangor University
Bangor University is a university based in the city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales-United Kingdom.It was officially known for most of its history as the University College of North Wales...
Foundation Certificate in Music Technology, Multimedia, Art and Design, Social Studies including a Pathway to Nursing.
The other long-term, mature students colleges in the UK are Ruskin College at Oxford; Northern College
Northern College
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at Barnsley; Hillcroft College
Hillcroft College
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in Surbiton; Fircroft College
Fircroft College
Fircroft College is a specialist adult residential college based in Selly Oak, Birmingham.The college was originally founded by George Cadbury in 1909 and offers mostly short residential courses, as well as an Access to Higher Education programme and specialist courses for the over 55s...
at Birmingham
Birmingham
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; and Newbattle Abbey College
Newbattle Abbey
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in Midlothian
Midlothian
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, Scotland
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External links
Further reading
- P. Stead, Coleg Harlech: The First Fifty Years, ISBN 978-0708306574
- E. White, Thomas Jones: Founder of Coleg Harlech, ISBN 0901833843