▁full ▁and ▁part - time ▁students , ▁app rent ices ▁and ▁part - time ▁community ▁learn ers . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁Y ale ▁College ▁can ▁be ▁summar ised ▁in ▁four ▁phases : ▁Y ale ▁Gram mar ▁and ▁Techn ical ▁School , ▁Y ale ▁High ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Y ale ▁Six th ▁Form , ▁Y ale ▁College ▁and ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁Co leg ▁Camb ria . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁school ▁on ▁a ▁site ▁at ▁Cris pin ▁Lane ▁as ▁W re x ham ▁Techn ical ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁when ▁a ▁brand ▁new ▁building ▁was ▁ere cted , ▁it ▁became ▁Y ale ▁High ▁School , ▁named ▁after ▁Eli hu ▁Y ale , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁prime ▁benef actor ▁of ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁and ▁whose ▁family ▁name ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁Wel sh ▁comm ote ▁of ▁I â l . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁W re x ham ▁Par ish ▁Church yard . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁conversion ▁of ▁local ▁schools ▁to ▁the ▁compreh ensive ▁system , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁Y ale ▁Six th ▁Form ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁pup ils ▁re - located ▁to ▁other ▁schools . ▁The ▁Cris pin ▁Lane ▁site ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁NE WI ▁( now ▁G ly nd <0xC5> <0xB5> r ▁University ) ▁after ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Gro ve ▁Park ▁Camp us . ▁ ▁In