College Profile

For over 50 years, National College of Ireland has been a leading provider of graduates with the skills and knowledge to meet the existing and emerging needs of the Irish economy. Evolving with the changing employment landscape, the college has built an enviable reputation for excellence in education and for designing programmes that are relevant to the workplace.  

Today, National College of Ireland is a third-level education provider committed to advancing knowledge in its specialist areas of business, human resource management, accountancy, finance, computing and community studies. Full and part-time courses in these areas are offered through the college’s three Schools; the School of Business, the School of Computing and the School of Community Studies. All full-time programmes are covered under the free-fees initiative and the Higher Education Grant Scheme. 

Reflecting the Jesuit value of social justice on which it was founded,National College of Ireland focuses on widening participation in higher education and on providing a student experience that allows individual potential to be fully realised. With a state-of-the-art campus in Dublin’s International Financial Services Centre, the college has a unique student demographic; 80% of students are part time evening students, while 30% attend at one of over 30 off-campus locations around the country. This reflects the college’s commitment to delivering education in a flexible and accessible manner that prioritises the needs of the student.