Senior College Dun Laoghaire
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Senior College Dún Laoghaire (SCD) is a college of further education which was established in 1982 under the statutory authority of the Dún Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee. It is one of three such colleges in the Dun Laoghaire area, the others being Dun Laoghaire College of Further Education and Sallynoggin College of Further Education.
The college developed rapidly and was soon providing Accounting, Marketing, Business, Beautician, Interactive Media and Interior Design courses for full-time and part-time students. The College is now one of the largest educational providers in the Further Education (FE) sector and offers full-time and mornings only courses. The college provides awards at FETAC Levels 5 and 6 as well as the more advanced BTEC/Edexcel
Higher National Diploma/Certificate etc. Many students who successfully complete the Higher National Diploma in Business progress onto the third year of a related degree in Swansea University
.
SCD continues to offer a wide range of professional programmes with professional bodies such as Accounting Technicians Ireland, CompTIA
, and ITEC
to name but a few.
, 10 kilometres from Dublin City Centre. Dún Laoghaire is a ferry port, and is located in the hinterland of "Dublin's Riviera" - the stretch of coast encompassing Dalkey
and Killiney
.
The college is scheduled to relocate to a new building in Blackrock by 2012 and will be renamed as Blackrock Further Education Institute (BFEI).
The college developed rapidly and was soon providing Accounting, Marketing, Business, Beautician, Interactive Media and Interior Design courses for full-time and part-time students. The College is now one of the largest educational providers in the Further Education (FE) sector and offers full-time and mornings only courses. The college provides awards at FETAC Levels 5 and 6 as well as the more advanced BTEC/Edexcel
Edexcel
Edexcel, a UK company, is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland's five main examination boards, and is wholly owned by the private-sector Pearson PLC, a UK-based media and publishing conglomerate. Its name is a portmanteau word derived from the words "educational" and "excellence"...
Higher National Diploma/Certificate etc. Many students who successfully complete the Higher National Diploma in Business progress onto the third year of a related degree in Swansea University
Swansea University
Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
.
SCD continues to offer a wide range of professional programmes with professional bodies such as Accounting Technicians Ireland, CompTIA
CompTIA
The Computing Technology Industry Association , a non-profit trade association, was created in 1982 as the Association of Better Computer Dealers, Inc. by representatives of five microcomputer dealerships...
, and ITEC
ITEC
ITEC is an acronym or abbreviation with several meanings:* Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme, India's foreign aid development program...
to name but a few.
Location
Senior College Dún Laoghaire is located in the historic town of Dún LaoghaireDún Laoghaire
Dún Laoghaire or Dún Laoire , sometimes anglicised as "Dunleary" , is a suburban seaside town in County Dublin, Ireland, about twelve kilometres south of Dublin city centre. It is the county town of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County and a major port of entry from Great Britain...
, 10 kilometres from Dublin City Centre. Dún Laoghaire is a ferry port, and is located in the hinterland of "Dublin's Riviera" - the stretch of coast encompassing Dalkey
Dalkey
Dalkey is suburb of Dublin and seaside resort in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland. It was founded as a Viking settlement and became an important port during the Middle Ages. According to John Clyn, it was one of the ports through which the plague entered Ireland in the mid-14th century...
and Killiney
Killiney
Killiney is a suburb of Dublin in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is within the administrative area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County. The area is by the coast, south of neighbouring Dalkey, and north to Shankill area in the most southern outskirt of Dublin....
.
The college is scheduled to relocate to a new building in Blackrock by 2012 and will be renamed as Blackrock Further Education Institute (BFEI).