CATC Design School is an Australian private

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institution focused on

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and

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. The school first opened in 1982 as the Commercial Arts Training College. The college is a part of an education provider

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, itself part of the

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. group. In 2013, CATC Design School staff were invited to take part in various design-related workshops on behalf of the school as part of

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Ideas in Sydney. Other Torrens University colleges include:

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and

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. Together these colleges have in excess of 19,000 students enrolled.

Courses

The college offers vocational diplomas in

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, Photo Imaging, and

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and Decoration. It also offers a short course in creative

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, which is not accredited.

Campuses

CATC Design School has campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. In 2014, the college relocated two of its campuses to new sites in Brisbane (

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) and Sydney ( Ultimo). Ultimo campus and its builder, JDV Projects, were recognised by the New South Wales Master Builders Association in December of that year by receiving an Excellence Award for ‘Best Interior Fitout’. The Ultimo and Melbourne campuses are shared with partner college

, while Brisbane is also shared with Billy Blue College of Design as well as several other Think Education colleges. Gold Coast campus is home to CATC Design School exclusively.

External links

CATC Design School website

References

{{Reflist Australian vocational education and training providers Educational institutions established in 1982