Leaving school after AS levels to go to Northern Regional College to do a BTEC Diploma in Applied Science was a hard decision to make but as it turns out, absolutely the right one, according to Portstewart student Jenna Craig. Jenna, who was a student at the College’s Coleraine campus, completed the Level 3 Extended Diploma with a triple Distinction* - the equivalent of three A*s at A level – and has accepted a place at Ulster University to study Diagnostic Radiography and Imaging.
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A former Business student at Northern Regional College who launched his own online clothing company during the lockdown, has donated profits from trading during August to The Olive Branch, a local mental health charity. Luke McIlreavy from Ballymoney, did a HNC in Business at the College’s Coleraine campus before progressing to Ulster University to do a Business Information Systems degree. He is currently on placement with Randox and when he graduates, plans to do a Master’s degree in Software Engineering.
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Continue ReadingTop marks for business studies students
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25th August 2020
Northern Regional College students Michael Kearney, Rachel-Rose Mallon and Catriona O’Neill all achieved top marks in their Business Studies course at the College’s Magherafelt campus. They were each awarded a triple Distinction* grade in the BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business Studies, which is the highest possible grade and is equivalent to three A*s at A-Level.
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A Newtownabbey student who left school without any qualifications thrived when he went to Northern Regional College and achieved an overall distinction profile to secure a place at his first choice university. Stephen Harris, who completed the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Sport at the College’s Newtownabbey campus with a Distinction* and two Distinctions – the equivalent of three A levels – now plans to do a Coaching degree at Liverpool John Moores University.
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Having gone down both the A level and BTEC route, Whiteabbey student Amy Cameron has no hesitation in recommending the latter. Amy has just completed a BTEC Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care at Northern Regional College in Newtownabbey with triple Distinction* - the highest possible result - and secured a coveted place to study Children’s Nursing at Queen’s University, Belfast.
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