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Castlereagh College

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Castlereagh College was a further and higher education college in east Belfast. In 2007, it merged with the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education to form part of the Belfast Metropolitan College. The site is home to 6 buildings in total with classrooms for different disciplines.As of 2023, The Castlereagh site has been proposed for closure amid tightening budgets within the Belfast Metropolitan College, along with problems maintaining the building due to age.

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Castlereagh College
Saint Leonards Crescent, Belfast Short Strand

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Saint Leonards Crescent
BT4 1AD Belfast, Short Strand
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