Trinity College, Carmarthen

Trinity College, Carmarthen is a higher education college in Carmarthen, West Wales. Established in 1848, Trinity is the second oldest higher education institution in Wales (After the University of Wales, Lampeter - with whom Trinity is now in a 'Stategic Alliance' ), although it is simultaneously one of the youngest member colleges of the University of Wales. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3091x2070, 705 KB) Summary Trinity College, Carmarthen Wales. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (3091x2070, 705 KB) Summary Trinity College, Carmarthen Wales. ... Carmarthen (Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum, Merlin) is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... University of Wales, Lampeter Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan   University of Wales, Lampeter (Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) is a university in Lampeter, Wales, the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, and the third oldest in England and Wales after Oxford and Cambridge. ... The University of Wales, or Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh, is a federal university founded in 1893. ...

The college was recently accredited to the University of Wales and was given official University status in 2005: it is therefore now known as University of Wales - Trinity College, Carmarthen.

The college is based on one campus on the outskirts of Wales' oldest town, and is home to around 3,000 students each year, with first, second and third year accommodation available on a catered or self catered basis. The campus also boasts a seated theatre, a multi-purpose gym, two libraries, a swimming pool, and a bar and club. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops Gym, a shortened form of gymnasium, refers to facilities intended for indoor sports or exercise. ...

The campus is also home to the Halliwell Centre, which has been described as 'One of Carmarthenshire's premier conference suites'.