Belfast Metropolitan College Accommodation

Casita offers off-campus Belfast Metropolitan College student accommodation in Belfast with multiple restaurants and cafes nearby. Our buildings are located in vibrant and convenient areas with a wide range of prices to suit all budgets.  The facilities offered in almost all of our buildings include all-inclusive bills, free Wi-Fi, free contents insurance, on-site management team, maintenance team, social calendar, laundry facilities, study zones, social communal area, games area, and bike storage.

Why Study at Belfast Metropolitan College?

Belfast Metropolitan College is the leading Further Education College located in Belfast, Ireland. Both technical and undergraduate education are available at the institution. It is the largest FE Institution and the fourth largest post-secondary school in the UK, with over 37,000 enrolments and operating expenditure of around £60 million. 

Belfast Metropolitan College’s history traces back to the creation of Belfast Municipal Technical Institute in 1906 in College Square East. The Belfast Municipal Technical Institute was established in 1906 at the turn of the twentieth century. The college traces its roots back to that period. It was situated in a grand structure on College Square East that was built between 1902 and 1906.

The college was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in April 2020, which is a UK-wide award that recognises creativity, ingenuity, and public benefit in work done by UK colleges and universities. It offers a variety of foundation degrees as well as a social work degree. The college has over 170 courses in different fields and levels including A-Levels to Level 5, Foundation, and more. 

Belfast Metropolitan College is located in three primary locations: Castlereagh Campus; Millfield Campus; and Titanic Quarter Campus. It also has several smaller centres around the city, such as e3 at Springvale Campus, which opened in 2012. The city centre campuses at Brunswick Street and College Square East were sold when the Titanic Quarter campus opened in 2011. College Square East was made into student accommodation in 2016 at the cost of £16 million. Still, it retains its exterior appearance due to being a listed building.

Facilities & Resources

By studying a course at Belfast Met, you will get the advantage of using industry-standard equipment and facilities as part of your course. Based in South East Belfast, Castlereagh Campus accommodates several specialist vocational courses with facilities and services, including disability support to meet the needs of disabled students, a bursary may be available to higher education students (means-tested), and libraries with a variety of books and multimedia content that can be downloaded from anywhere including e-books and newspapers. The libraries are well-equipped with a variety of research areas as well as quiet areas for studying. You will also have access to computers and printers.

Belfast Metropolitan College Student Accommodation

The college offers the following accommodation options: Homestay, where you’ll live with an Irish family in their home, University College Halls of Residence, where you’ll live in the nearest University Halls of Residence, private rented accommodation. Belfast Met College has more various options with many amenities and facilities at your doorstep.

Belfast Metropolitan College Nearby Universities

Queen’s University Belfast is located 8 minutes away while Ulster University is only 3 minutes away.