Ironworks & forges · Northern Ireland
Belfast Metropolitan College
Belfast Metropolitan College is a ironworks in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Belfast Grand Central · 0.5 km
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Belfast Metropolitan College is a ironworks in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1991. Coordinates: 54.5940°, -5.9330°.
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Belfast Metropolitan College, also known as Belfast Met, is a further and higher education institution in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The college offers both vocational education and academic qualifications. With over 37,000 enrolments and an annual budget in the region of £60 million, it is the largest FE college in the UK and the fourth largest post-secondary institution in the UK.
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Background
History
Belfast Technical School opened its doors on 11 February 1884 by the Belfast Corporation on Hastings Street (now the site of Millfield Campus). It was chiefly funded by the Worshipful Company of Drapers. The Technical Instruction Act 1889 empowered the corporation to aid technical instruction out of the rates. However, there was still a shortfall and with the creation of the City Council of Belfast in 1898 and the Agriculture and Technical Instruction (Ireland) Act 1899, the Belfast Technical School Committee was dissolved in November 1900 and responsibility was devolved upon the city council and the Department of Agricultural and Technical Instruction, thus plans began for a new technical…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5940, -5.9330
- District
- Belfast
- Postcode
- BT2 7GL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
- Established
- 1991
- Nearest railway station
- Belfast Grand Central — 0.5 km
- Official site
- www.belfastmet.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4882301 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Belfast Metropolitan College (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Millfield Tech, Belfast - geograph.org.uk - 1582999.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Belfast Metropolitan College?
- Belfast Metropolitan College is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT2 7GL).
- When was Belfast Metropolitan College built?
- Built or established in 1991.
- How do I get to Belfast Metropolitan College?
- The nearest railway station is Belfast Grand Central, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT2 7GL.