City Colleges

City Colleges is an Irish provider of professional and academic education, based in Dublin. It runs degree and diploma courses in Accounting (ACCA), Business, Computing, Professional Law and Psychology, in Dublin city centre and Dundrum.[1] The college specialises in professional education, aimed at graduates and people returning to education.[2] It forms part of the City Education Group, which also includes the secondary school Ashfield College in Dundrum in Dublin, and the College of Progressive Education and City Language School in Dublin city centre.[3]

City Colleges
MottoProfessional Education
TypePrivate
Established2011
Parent institution
City Education Group
PresidentPhilip Burke
Location,
53.344184°N 6.263360°W / 53.344184; -6.263360
CampusUrban & Online
Websitewww.citycolleges.ie

City Colleges courses are delivered from campuses at South Great George's Street in Dublin city centre and Dundrum; certain courses, such as the FE1 course, ACCA courses and a selection of professional diplomas are available online.[4]

The Law Society of Ireland entrance exams (FE1's) preparatory courses are delivered twice per year commencing in June and November annually. Kings Inns preparation courses are delivered each June.

The college has a number of accredited professional diploma courses in Psychology, Business, Criminology, Security and Policing, Media and the Arts. These courses are part-time and generally run over 10 weeks for one evening per week.

Undergraduate Courses

School of I.T

  • Higher Diploma in Data Analytics
  • Special Purpose Award in Cybersecurity

School of Business

  • BA (Hons) in Business Studies

School of Media, Arts and Humanities

  • BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education & Care

Postgraduate Courses

Professional Law Courses

  • FE1 Exams Preparatory Course
  • Honorable Society of King's Inns Entrance Examination Preparatory Course
  • Qualified Lawyer Transfer Test (QLTT) Programme

References

  1. City Colleges Night Courses profile
  2. Ashfield to reopen under new owner by Martha Kearns, Sunday Business Post, 28 August 2011.
  3. Ashfield College website
  4. City Colleges Profile Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine www.learning.ie
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