Bridgend College

Bridgend College (Welsh: Coleg Penybont) is a further education college based in Bridgend, Wales. Founded in 1928 as the Bridgend Mining and Technical Institute, the college today has four campuses in Bridgend, Pencoed, Queens Road and Maesteg.

Bridgend College
Coleg Penybont
Minister for Economy Ken Skates MS speaking at the College in 2012
Address
Bridgend College (Main Campus)
Cowbridge Road

,
Bridgend
,
CF31 3DF

Wales
Information
TypeFurther education college
EstablishedSeptember 1928 (1928-09)
Local authorityBridgend
OfstedReports
ChairJeff Greenidge
Principal and Chief ExecutiveSimon Pirotte
Staff600
Gendercoeducational
Age16+
Enrolment13,000
Websitehttps://www.bridgend.ac.uk/

The college currently delivers provision for over 6,000 students and employing over 700 members of staff across its four campuses. It was named the Times Educational Supplement FE College of the Year in 2019.

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