| Institute of Technology, Carlow | |
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| Institiúid Teicneolaíochta, Ceatharlach | |
| Established | 1970 |
| Type | Institute of Technology |
| Director | Dr Ruairdrí Neavyn |
| Admin. staff | 220 |
| Students | 4,000 |
| Location | Carlow & Wexford, Ireland |
| Website | http://www.itcarlow.ie |
The Institute of Technology, Carlow (ITC), originally Regional Technical College, Carlow, is one of the original Regional Technical Colleges. It is located to the south of Carlow, Ireland on Kilkenny Road. It was the first such college announced and located in 1964.[1]
The institute was renamed Austin Waldron Regional Technical College, Carlow (AWRTC Carlow) in 1989 after a past CEO of County Carlow Vocational Education Committee, Austin Waldron, who was instrumental in helping the cause of the Regional Technical College in Carlow; it continued to use this name unofficially after 1992 when it reverted to its original name and in 1998 the institute accepted its current name.
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The institute has three campuses: the main campus is located on the Kilkenny Road just south of Carlow town, the second smaller campus is located off Summerhill Road and overlooking Wexford town and the third is in the old Cleremont Convent in Rathnew, County Wicklow. The institute also had a Kilkenny Campus previously, and currently offers a single course in Kilkenny in association with the NUIM Kilkenny Campus of St Kieran's College.[2]
Together there are approximately 4,000 students whose courses focus primarily on business, science, technology; these three disciplines are reflected in the institute's seal. At the turn of the millennium the institution completed the £11.5 million (Punt) Learning Resource Centre and Catering Services which won the first prize of the Irish Concrete Society in 2000.[3]
On a side note, one very interesting aspect of the institute is that it is the only third level institute in Ireland to have a Computer Games Development course[4] which was actually developed in conjunction with Microsoft. It is also one of the few Irish third level institutes to offer a "higher" degree in Industrial Design,[5] generally seen as a continental European and American subject of study.
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