Rathmines College is a College of Further Education. Rathmines College is a long-established education provider offering Certificate, Advanced Certificate, Diploma and Professional courses. The College is in a great location, has an impressive reputation for the courses, a superb teaching staff and welcomes a diverse range of learners from a variety of countries. It is located in a vibrant suburb of Dublin. As well as the college library and study facilities students can access the excellent Rathmines Public Library to assist them with research and study.The college has a broad range of courses and specialises in the areas of Business, Office Administration, Media, Journalism, PR, Marketing, IT, Liberal Arts, Accounting, Finance and Legal Studies. Certificate and Advanced Certificate courses are certified by QQI (and are on the national framework) and the Professional courses by the relevant Professional body; ACCA and IATI.Rathmines College welcomes all students, whether they are school leavers, young adults, those who have been unemployed for short and longer term and more mature learners. The learners come to a college where they are welcomed, encouraged and cared for in small class groups.Rathmines College is a student-centred, dynamic provider constantly developing and adapting courses to suit leaner and employer needs with most courses include work experience. While the courses can equip learners to go straight into the work place they also provide opportunities to progress on to Universities or Institutes of Technology, in many cases with exemptions. This means students who successfully complete Level 5 or 6 Awards can gain access to year 1, 2 or 3 of many Degree programmes.Rathmines College operates in two buildings, the Town Hall – a historic building and two Georgian houses on Leinster Road. The College Town Hall building was originally a Town Hall with the first meeting taking place there in1897.As a College of Further Education the courses are state-funded, therefore minimum charges apply.Contact the College at 4975334 or http://www.rathminescollege.ie.