Institute of Technology, Carlow - Definition and Overview

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 located and announced.

The institution was renamed Austin Waldron Regional Technical College 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 retained this name until 1992 when it resorted to its former name.

Their are approximately 3,000 students whose courses focus primarily on science, technology and business, these three disciplines are reflected in the colleges seal. At the turn of the millennium the institution completed the £ 11.5 millon (Punt) Learning Resource Centre and Catering Services which won the first prize of the Irish Concrete Society in 2000.

See also

• Education in Ireland
• List of Irish third-level educational institutions

External links

• Official site - Institute of Technology, Carlow (http://www.itcarlow.ie)