South Eastern Regional College
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South Eastern Regional College (SERC) is a regional further and higher education college in the south-east of Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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SERC was created following the merger of three Institutes of Further and Higher Education in the south-east of Northern Ireland. These were East Down Institute, Lisburn Institute and North Down and Ards Institute. The merger took effect from 1 August 2007.

Campuses

The college's main campuses are situated in:
  • Ballynahinch
  • Bangor
    Bangor, County Down
    Bangor is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a seaside resort on the southern side of Belfast Lough and within the Belfast Metropolitan Area. Bangor Marina is one of the largest in Ireland, and holds Blue Flag status...

  • Downpatrick
    Downpatrick
    Downpatrick is a medium-sized town about 33 km south of Belfast in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the county town of Down with a rich history and strong connection to Saint Patrick. It had a population of 10,316 at the 2001 Census...

  • Knockmore
    Knockmore
    Knockmore is an upland area and townland situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated outside the village of Derrygonnelly, in the historical barony of Magheraboy. This area, together with most of the adjacent Boho parish is described as the Knockmore Scarplands...

  • Lisburn
    Lisburn
    DemographicsLisburn Urban Area is within Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area and is classified as a Large Town by the . On census day there were 71,465 people living in Lisburn...

  • Newcastle
    Newcastle, County Down
    Newcastle is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 7,444 people recorded in the 2001 Census. The seaside resort lies on the Irish Sea coast at the base of Slieve Donard, one of the Mourne Mountains, and is known for its sandy beach and the Royal County Down Golf Club...

  • Newtownards
    Newtownards
    Newtownards is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. Newtownards is the largest town in the Borough of Ards. According to the 2001 Census, it has a population of 27,821 people in...



In addition, these main campuses are augmented with a group of smaller sites or out-centres. also it has international students

Courses, students and faculty

The college offers a wide range of full and part-time courses and has over 30,000 students and over 1,000 staff
Employment
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 involved in the delivery of its services. It is an important employer in the region. Following the merger of the three constituent institutes, certain corporate services have been centralised to one site. An example is the corporate finance function which is now based in the Newtownards site.

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