North West Regional College is a further education

Further education

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 and higher education

Higher education

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 college in the north west region of Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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. The College has three main campuses: Strand Road, Derry

Derry

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, Main Street, Limavady

Limavady

Limavady is a market town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, with Binevenagh as a backdrop. It lies east of Derry and south west of Coleraine. It had a population of 12,135 people in the 2001 Census, an increase of some 17% compared to 1991...

 and Derry Road, Strabane

Strabane

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Following a review of Further Education in Northern Ireland by the Northern Ireland Assembly

Northern Ireland Assembly

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's Department for Employment and Learning

Department for Employment and Learning

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, North West Regional College was established on 1 August 2007, merging the former North West Institute of Further and Higher Education and Limavady College of Further and Higher Education.

Over the last 100 years the college and its preceding organisations have provided educational courses both to school leavers and adults of Derry City, County Londonderry

County Londonderry

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 and County Donegal

County Donegal

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, and other surrounding counties

Counties of Ireland

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 both in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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Each year approximately 25,000 full-time and part-time students attend the College to undertake a range of vocational and academic courses.

External links

• North West Regional College official website