The following table details the number of people over the age of 60 years enrolled in full-time or part-time (a) vocational and (b) non-vocational courses in each college of further and higher education in Northern Ireland in academic year 2004-05. Data pertaining to 2005-06 will be available in December 2006.
College Vocational students Non-vocational students Total Armagh College 213 88 301 Belfast Institute 2,883 1,133 4,016 Castlereagh College 924 266 1,190 Causeway Institute 517 289 806 East Antrim Institute 1,020 167 1,187 East Down Institute 599 224 823 East Tyrone Institute 1,299 140 1,439 Fermanagh College 374 185 559 Limavady College 292 61 353 Lisburn Institute 232 188 420 Newry and Kilkeel Institute 392 184 576 North Down and Ards Institute 394 961 1,355 North East Institute 302 198 500 North West Institute 532 418 950 Omagh College 169 122 291 Upper Bann Institute 1,618 329 1,947 Total 11,760 4,953 16,713 Note: Age is at 1 July 2004. Source: Further Education Statistical Record