Carlow College, St Patrick's

Carlow College is the second oldest third level institution in the country. We specialise in arts, humanities and social studies. Carlow College is a third level institution with courses that are exciting and rewarding, where lecturers know students by name and offer one to one guidance and support and where the student community is welcoming and inclusive. We offer degrees in Humanities, Arts, Social Care or Community Studies at Carlow College. Our students have the potential to secure careers in the fields of education/teaching, politics, conflict resolution, social care, the media, arts, libraries and archives, health care, community work, special education and the judicial services. The Humanities and History and English degrees are recognised by the Teaching Council of Ireland for the purposes of teaching English, History and Religion. All our programmes are accredited by QQI and are constantly revised to provide the very best learning experience for our students. Carlow College's ratio of doctoral level lecturers to students is the highest in the south-east of Ireland. We offer both an accessible education and an elite education to whoever wishes to avail of it. Our student retention rates are among the best in the country.