Deeside College
| Coleg Glannau Dyfrdwy | |
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Former names
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Flintshire Technical College, Flintshire College of Technology, Kelsterton College, Welsh College of Horticulture |
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| Motto | Committed to Excellence |
| Type | Further Education College |
| Active | 1952–2013 |
| Address | Kelsterton Road, Connah's Quay, Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom |
Coordinates: 53°13′34″N 3°04′41″W / 53.226°N 3.078°W
Deeside College (Welsh: Coleg Glannau Dyfrdwy) is now part of Coleg Cambria.
Formerly a further education college situated in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, North Wales, Deeside College merged with Yale College, Wrexham in August 2013 to create the college for North East Wales, one of the largest UK colleges.
Coleg Cambria consists of six campuses including Deeside, Yale Grove Park, Yale Bersham Road, Llysfasi, Northop and Wrexham Training. The encompassed college offers a wide range of courses from Further Education to HNC’s and Foundation Degrees for full and part-time students, apprentices and part-time community learners.
1952
Flintshire Technical College opens its doors to students
From 1952 to 1956, the college buildings gradually covered almost 20 acres (81,000 m2). In 1959, the college could cater for some 1,000 full-time students and 7,000 part-time students. However, the first official Department of Education and Science return, made by the first Principal, Dr Lyons, at the time (following Acting Principal Fred Roberts), was made on a postcard to the DES and it was noted there were 357 girls and 459 boys in attendance and 27 staff.
The actual capacity envisioned a future of comprehensive training within a building large enough to cater for the baby boom once that demographic group was over the age of 16. In 1956, Sir Miles Thomas opened the college and in his official capacity as Chairman of BOAC, cemented the links that the college would have with the Aviation/Aerospace industry for the next 50 years. Now in 2006 Deeside College supports the Airbus UK apprenticeship scheme, which is one of the largest in the whole of Western Europe.
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