A Higher Level (HE) qualification from your local FE College can allow you to move directly into the second year of a university degree. Sophie Briers (23) from North Belfast completed a Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Creative Media (Web and App Development) at Northern Regional College’s Newtownabbey campus. She’s now ready for the next stage of her academic journey as a second-year undergraduate studying Interaction Design at Ulster University.
Continue ReadingExplore Higher Education options at Northern Regional College’s Advice Evening
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27th August 2021
As another academic year looms on the horizon, help is at hand for those people, no matter what their age, who are undecided about the next stage of their academic journey. Northern Regional College is holding Advice Evenings at all campuses next Thursday, September 2nd, to help prospective students navigate a way through the full time and part time Higher Education (HE) and Further Education (FE) options.
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Northern Regional College has been awarded an Autism Impact Award in recognition of its work supporting students with autistic spectrum disorder and ongoing efforts to provide a fully inclusive learning environment. The award, presented by Autism NI, recognises organisations who excel in creating a more ‘autism friendly environment’. Northern Regional College is currently the only FE college in Northern Ireland to be recognised in this way.
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Suzanne Sloane successfully balanced the challenges of a teaching career with part-time study at Northern Regional College and intends coming back for more when the new academic year gets underway in September. Having completed the Ulster University validated Level 4 Counselling Studies at the College’s Ballymena campus, Suzanne plans to transition to the Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling Practice to continue her studies at the College.
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Ballymoney teenager Daniel Strong found that attending an open day at Northern Regional College was his first step to getting on track to attend university. The Northern Regional College student is passionate about sports. When he discovered the opportunities for sports students at the College, he decided not to go down the A-level path like his older brother Adam, but to do a vocational course at the College’s Coleraine campus.
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Northern Regional College student Alphie Clarke has secured a place on the prestigious Study USA programme. He jets off to the USA this week on the first leg of his year long adventure in the States. Alphie (21) from Ballymoney, who completed a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Electronic and Electrical Engineering before progressing to do a Foundation Degree at the College in Ballymena, will spend the next year at La Roche University in Pennsylvania.
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