Cardiff and Vale College

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| name = Cardiff and Vale College

| native_name = Coleg Caerdydd a'r Fro

| logo = CAVC logo.jpg

| image = Cardiff and Vale College (2016-02-23).JPG

| caption = City Centre Campus

| motto = Inspirational. Inclusive. Influential.

| established = {{Start date and age|2011|09|df=yes}}

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| head_label = Principal and Chief Executive

| head = Mike James

| chair_label = Chair

| chair = Geraint Evans

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| city = Cardiff and Barry

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| country = Wales

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| staff = 1,100{{cite web | url=https://cavc.ac.uk/en/about-cavc/about/governance-and-leadership#Governance-and-Leadership/ | title=Governance and Leadership }}

| enrolment = 30,000{{cite web | url=https://cavc.ac.uk/en/about-cavc/about/governance-and-leadership#Governance-and-Leadership | title=Governance and Leadership }}

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| gender = coeducational

| lower_age = 16

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Cardiff and Vale College abbreviated to CAVC ({{langx|cy|Coleg Caerdydd a'r Fro}}), is a mixed-sex education Further Education college in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

The college was formed in September 2011 by the merger of Barry College and Coleg Glan Hafren. The merger was a result of the Welsh Assembly Government encouraging colleges in Wales to collaborate so that it could maximise benefits for students.{{cite web |url=http://www.barry.ac.uk/docs/Merger%20Announcement%20Press%20Release%20091110.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-03-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719045028/http://www.barry.ac.uk/docs/Merger%20Announcement%20Press%20Release%20091110.pdf |archivedate=19 July 2011 }} Cardiff and Vale College (or Coleg Caerdydd a’r Fro) is the largest college in Wales.{{cite web |url=http://www.cavc.ac.uk/en/questions/ |title=Cardiff and Vale College |publisher=Cavc.ac.uk |date=2011-08-26 |accessdate=2011-11-02 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The college took control of the Cardiff International Sports Stadium from July 2015 on a peppercorn rent to Cardiff Council.{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cardiff-international-sports-stadium-rent-8878719|title=Plans to rent Cardiff International Sports Stadium to Cardiff and Vale College are approved |publisher= Media Wales |date=2015-03-19 |accessdate=2016-09-29}}

In 2015 a new main campus costing £45 million was opened in Dumballs Road, Cardiff, to cater for 4000 students. Facilities included 130 teaching rooms, film and dance studios, a theatre, a hair salon and spa and, on the top floor, a public bar and restaurant.{{cite news|author=Sion Barry |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/first-look-inside-cardiff-vale-9471717 |title=First look inside Cardiff and Vale College's new £45m campus in the centre of the capital |work= Wales Online |date=17 June 2015 |accessdate=2017-08-19}}

{{Gallery

|title=College sites in Cardiff and Barry

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|File:Cardiff and Vale College (2).JPG|The main building of the City Centre Campus

|File:Automotive Training Centre.JPG|Automotive Training Centre

|File:Cardiff Construction Training Centre (CAVC), Dumballs Road, Cardiff.JPG|Construction Training Centre

|File:Dumballs Road 2.JPG|Building Services Centre [Dumballs Road 2]

|File:Coleg Glan Hafren, The Parade, Cardiff geograph-2173882-by-John-Lord.jpg|The Parade

|File:Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club.JPG|Cardiff International Sports Stadium

|File:Cardiff and Vale College, Barry 3296341 1463d101.jpg|Barry Campus

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