South West College

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South West Regional College
Established2007 [1]
Principal Celine McCartan (as of 2024) [2]
Academic staff
~570 (as of 2024) [3]
Students~19,000 (as of 2023) [4]
Location
Cookstown, Dungannon, Enniskillen and Omagh
,
Northern Ireland
Website www.swc.ac.uk

South West College is a regional further education college in Northern Ireland that operates on four campuses in Cookstown, Dungannon, Enniskillen and Omagh. Formed in 2007, following a merger of a number of former regional colleges of further and higher education, it has campuses in County Tyrone and County Fermanagh. [1] As of 2008, the college had an enrolment of 12,078 students (of which 1,695 were full-time and 10,383 part-time). [1] By 2023, South West College had approximately 19,000 students enrolled. [4]

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Campuses

South West College campus (near the River Strule) in Omagh South West College, Omagh (02), January 2010.JPG
South West College campus (near the River Strule) in Omagh

The college has four campuses. These are located in Cookstown, Dungannon and Omagh in County Tyrone, and Enniskillen in Coumty Fermanagh. [5] [1]

Prior to the creation of South West College in 2007, via a merger, these campuses operated as separate colleges of further education and higher education. [1] The Omagh campus, for example, was formerly known as the Omagh College of Further Education. [1]

The college's Erne campus in Enniskillen, on the site of the former Erne Hospital, opened in 2021. [2] [6] This campus won an award, for standards in "environmental construction", in 2022. [7] A former campus, at Fairview in Enniskillen, was offered for sale in 2022. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Education and Training Inspectorate - Report - Provision for the Priority Skills Areas at South West College" (PDF), etini.gov.uk, p. 4, 2009, retrieved 2 March 2025, South West College was formed in August 2007, following the merger of the former East Tyrone College of Further and Higher Education, Fermanagh College of Further and Higher Education, and Omagh College of Further and Higher Education. The [..] main campuses are located in Dungannon, Enniskillen, and Omagh. There is also a small campus in Cookstown
  2. 1 2 "Princess Anne greets members of the public on visit to NI college campus". Belfast Telegraph. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "South West College - Annual Report and Financial Statements - Year Ended 31 July 2024" (PDF). South West College.
  4. 1 2 "South West College - College Development Plan - 2023/2024" (PDF). South West College.
  5. ↑ "Explore Our Campuses". South West College.
  6. ↑ "South West College opens £30m campus in County Fermanagh". BBC News. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Top of class: Fermanagh college building wins environmental construction accolade". Belfast Telegraph. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Former South West College Fairview campus site in Enniskillen now up for sale". The Impartial Reporter . Enniskillen. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2025.

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