Colleges in Northern Ireland
NI colleges provide courses ranging from basic literacy and numeracy through to vocational and academic areas at levels up to degree and degree equivalent standard.
On 1st August 2007, Northern Ireland’s 16 Further Education colleges merged into six new super colleges.
The creation of these larger and more influential colleges is just one aspect of the Government’s strategy for further education.
Belfast Metropolitan College
Incorporating Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education and Castlereagh College of Further and Higher Education.
North West Regional College
Incorporating North West Institute of Further and Higher Education and Limavady College of Further and Higher Education.
Northern Regional College
Incorporating Causeway Institute of Further and Higher Education, North East Institute of Further and Higher Education and East Antrim Institute of Further and Higher Education.
Southern Regional College
Incorporating Armagh College of Further and Higher Education, Newry and Kilkeel Institute of Further and Higher Education and Upper Bann Institute of Further and Higher Education.
South West College
Incorporating East Tyrone College of Further and Higher Education, Fermanagh College and Omagh College.
South Eastern Regional College
Incorporating East Down Institute of Further and Higher Education, Lisburn College of Further and Higher Education and North Down and Ards Institute of Further and Higher Education.