The Community University of North Wales is a partnership of ten further and higher education institutions that are committed to helping people make changes in their lives through getting a better education. The ten colleges are: * Deeside College * Coleg Harlech WEA(N) * Coleg Llandrillo Cymru * Coleg Llysfasi * Coleg Meirion Dwyfor * Coleg Menai * North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI) * University of Wales Bangor * Welsh College of Horticulture * Yale College of Wrexham. Our Aims In 1998, the ten colleges made a commitment to: * encourage and support students into and through further and higher education * make higher education more accessible to people no matter what their circumstances * take education closer to where people live and work * provide a better service to the community What we do The Community University is working hard to widen participation by: * supporting the development of programmes that are relevant to people in North Wales * supporting the development of systems between colleges to assist progression from further to higher education * supporting the development of flexible learning opportunities so people can access learning from home, from within their own communities or from the work place * promoting the benefits of learning and ways of accessing that learning