Bridgend College is a further education

Further education

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 college based in Bridgend

Bridgend

Bridgend is a town in the Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of the capital, Cardiff. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town...

, Wales

Wales

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. Founded in 1928 as the Bridgend Mining and Technical Institute, the college today has four campuses in Bridgend, Pencoed

Pencoed

Pencoed , is a town in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, mid-way between Wales's two largest cities of Cardiff and Swansea.Lying on the Ewenny River it has a population of around 11,000...

 and Maesteg

Maesteg

Maesteg is a town and community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. In 2001, Maesteg had a population of 17,859, but it is now at an estimate of 20,000....

.

Courses offered include NVQs and BTEC

Business And Technology Education Council (BTEC)

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s. The college also offers a range of higher education

Higher education

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 courses, including HNCs

Higher National Certificate

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, HNDs

Higher National Diploma

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and degrees. It is the largest provider of higher education courses of any FE college in Wales.

Campuses

• Bridgend Campus (51.4997°N 3.5721°W)
• Queens Road Campus (51.4985°N 3.5533°W)
• Pencoed Campus (51.5259°N 3.4899°W)
• Maesteg Campus (51.6102°N 3.6584°W)

External links

• Bridgend College Website