For the current institution see Northern Regional College

Northern Regional College

Northern Regional College is a third-level educational institution in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The college has eight campuses around the north-east of Northern Ireland ; Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine, Felden, Larne, Magherafelt and Newtownabbey.- History :The college was set up...

The Causeway Institute of Further and Higher Education (informally Causeway Institute or CIFHE) was a third-level educational institution in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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, United Kingdom

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. The Causeway Institute was located on two campuses: Coleraine

Coleraine

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, County Londonderry

County Londonderry

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 and Ballymoney

Ballymoney

Ballymoney is a small town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It had a population of 9,021 people in the 2001 Census. It is currently served by Ballymoney Borough Council....

, County Antrim

County Antrim

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History

The Institute came into being in September 1994 and represented the merger of two former technical colleges: Coleraine Technical College and the North Antrim College in nearby Ballymoney. Central administration for the whole Institute was relocated to the Coleraine campus. In 2007, the institute became part of the newly formed Northern Regional College

Northern Regional College

Northern Regional College is a third-level educational institution in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The college has eight campuses around the north-east of Northern Ireland ; Antrim, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Coleraine, Felden, Larne, Magherafelt and Newtownabbey.- History :The college was set up...

. NRC was set up under the Review of Further Education in Northern Ireland. By 2007, the Institute had a full-time student population of 1,100 and 5,500 students taking part-time courses. Before the merger, the institute was a recognised Investor in People and accredited

Educational accreditation

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 as a Cisco Networking Academy

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, ECDL Centre

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 and ILM Centre

Institute of Leadership & Management

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. The College rugby team was ranked within the top eight College

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s and Universities

University

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 in Ireland

Ireland

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Noted Alumni

• Eddie King (British AAA's 1500m champion)
• Michael Allen
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   (New Irish Record Holder in the Javelin
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  ).