Setanta College

Setanta College
TypePrivate
Established1999
AffiliationsHigher Education and Training Awards Council, Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA)
ChancellorProf Liam Hennessy (coach) PhD
Chief ExecutiveSeán Hogan
Location
Ireland, United Kingdom, Italy, South Africa, United States of America, India
Campus
Websitewww.setantacollege.com

Setanta College is a distance learning college, with a focus on programmes in the broad area of human development and performance. It offers internationally accredited qualifications, ranging from Higher Certificate to Master's degree level. The college is primarily web-based but has also offered campus-based programmes through its institutional partnerships. Other teaching locations include London, UK, Karnataka, India, and Pennsylvania and Florida in the United States.

History

Setanta College was founded by Liam Hennessy BA, MSc, PhD, FRAMI, a former international pole vault competitor and record holder. Hennessy is an exercise physiologist and strength and conditioning coach whose work has been published in scientific journals and has worked with European soccer club teams in Italy, and Germany, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), the Irish Olympic Team, Tipperary GAA, and as Fitness coach to three time Major winning golfer Pádraig Harrington. Through his own work, Hennessy believed there was a need for better qualified experts in the area of strength and conditioning, and so designed a course that would concentrate on this area of expertise.

In 2019 Setanta College entered a partnership with Irish American University (IAU) that saw the graduate programmes accredited regionally by IAU.

Other courses

Setanta College has designed and operates or facilitates courses for the Irish National Teachers' Organisation and World Rugby. In addition to these courses, Setanta College has delivered education programmes to coaches at the National Cricket Academy of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and to other sporting organisations such as Saracens Rugby and Arsenal F.C.[citation needed]

Education partners

Alumni

References

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  29. ↑ College, Setanta (11 August 2026). ""It gives me confidence in my current career, and confidence that I'm working towards one after I stop playing." – Ronan Boyce".

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