Blackrock Further Education Institute

Blackrock Further Education Institute

Established	1982
Principal	Deirdre Hanamy
Students	1,000
Address	Main Street Blackrock Co. Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 53°18′03″N 6°10′33″W / 53.3009°N 6.1757°W / 53.3009; -6.1757Coordinates: 53°18′03″N 6°10′33″W / 53.3009°N 6.1757°W / 53.3009; -6.1757
Website	http://www.bfei.ie

Blackrock Further Education Institute (BFEI; formerly Senior College Dun Laoghaire) is a college of further education in Dublin which was established in 1982. It provides both higher educational qualifications (BTEC Higher National Diploma) as well as technical/vocational education and training in areas such in Beauty Therapy, Creative Multimedia, Marketing, Auctioneering and Estate Agency Practice, Accountancy and Design, amongst others

Since its foundation the Institute developed rapidly and was soon providing Accounting, Marketing, Business, Beautician, Creative Multimedia and Interior Design courses for full-time and part-time students. The Institute is now one of the largest educational providers in the Further Education (FE) sector and offers full-time, mornings only as well as night courses. The Institute provides awards at QQI Levels 5 and 6 as well as the more advanced BTEC/Edexcel Higher National Diploma. Many students who successfully complete the Higher National Diploma in Business progress onto the third (& final) year of a related degree in Swansea Metropolitan or IADT Dun Laoghaire.

Location

Blackrock Further Education Institute is located in Blackrock, 7 kilometres from Dublin City Centre.

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