Cork

:For other uses of Cork, see Cork (disambiguation). Cork City redirects here, for the football club, see Cork City FC

Education

Cork is an important educational center in Ireland. University College Cork (UCC), one of Ireland's seven universities, offers a wide variety of courses in Arts, Engineering, Law, Medicine and Science. The university was named "Irish University of the Year 2003–2004" by the Sunday Times. Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) offers a variety of third level courses in Mathematics, Computing and IT, Business, and Engineering (Mechanical, Electronic, Electrical, and Chemical) and is one of the few places in Ireland were nautical studies are available. In addition it incorporates the Cork School of Music and Crawford College of Art & Design as constituent colleges. The Cork College of Commerce is the largest post–Leaving Certificate College in Ireland and is also the biggest provider of Vocational Preparation and Training courses in the country. Other 3rd level institutions include Griffith College Cork (incorporating Skerry's College) which has been offering courses since 1884 and various other colleges.

Related Topics:
University College Cork (UCC) - Ireland's seven universities - 2003 - Sunday Times - Cork Institute of Technology - Nautical - Cork School of Music - Crawford College of Art & Design - Cork College of Commerce - Leaving Certificate

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:See Also: Christian Brothers College, Cork

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