Senior College Dun Laoghaire - College of Further Education was established in 1982 under the statutory authority of Dun Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee.
SCD is a College of Further Education offering an excellent range of professional career courses. Senior College graduates enjoy professional qualifications certified and accredited by nationally and internationally recognised examining and professional bodies. These include the:
- Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC)
- Joint Examining Board (JEB)/Education Development International (EDI)
- Institute of Commercial Management (ICM)
- Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV)
- Rhodec International Institute (RHODEC)
- City and Guilds of London Institute
- Institute of Accounting Technicians in Ireland (IATI)
- Confederation of International Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (CIBTAC)
- Comite International D'Esthetique et de Cosmetologie (CIDESCO)
- Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC)/Education Excellence (EDEXCEL)
- Cisco Networking Academy (CISCO)
- Advisory Council for English Language Schools (ACELS)
- International Therapy Examination Council (ITEC)
- Microsoft IT Academy
- CompTIA Certification
- Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU)
SCD, with over 1050 full time students, is one of Ireland's largest Further Education Colleges. The College's fulltime courses are organised into four Departments:
- Business
- Design
- Beauty Therapy, Make Up & Complementary Therapy
- Computing/Information Technology