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Grŵp Llandrillo Menai

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Grŵp Llandrillo Menai (GLlM) is an umbrella organisation overseeing the operation of three member colleges in North Wales: Coleg Llandrillo, Coleg Menai and Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor. It is Wales's largest further-education (FE) institution and one of the largest FE college groups in the UK. It employs 1,650 staff and delivers courses to around 34,000 students across north-west Wales and central north Wales in the counties of Anglesey, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire and Gwynedd. As well as thirteen learning sites, the group owns business and research facilities.

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Grŵp Llandrillo Menai
Ffordd Ffriddoedd, Bangor Glanadda

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Ffordd Ffriddoedd
LL57 2TP Bangor, Glanadda
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