Castlereagh College

54°34′41″N 5°53′38″W / 54.578°N 5.894°W / 54.578; -5.894

Castlereagh College was a further and higher education college in east Belfast.[1] In 2007, it merged with the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education to form part of the Belfast Metropolitan College.[2] The site is home to six buildings in total with classrooms for different disciplines.[3]

As of 2023, The Castlereagh site has been proposed for closure amid tightening budgets within the Belfast Metropolitan College, along with problems maintaining the building due to age.[4]

  1. ^ "NI's education colleges in merger". BBC News. 1 August 2007. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ "History of the College - About Us - Belfast Met". www.belfastmet.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Inspection report: Belfast Metropolitan College" (PDF). British Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Belfast Met considers closing one of main campuses amid budget concerns". 25 October 2023. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 November 2023.