Rathmines College is an educational institution in

Rathmines Rathmines () is an affluent inner suburb on the Southside of Dublin in Ireland. It lies three kilometres south of the city centre. It begins at the southern side of the Grand Canal and stretches along the Rathmines Road as far as Rathgar to t ...

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. The college offers several

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courses in areas not limited to accounting, business, computing, media studies, and office administration.

Campus locations

It has two campuses in Rathmines; in the former Rathmines Town Hall, recognised by the iconic clock tower. It was designed by

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and completed in 1899.
There is a second campus located at two buildings: 28-29 Leinster Road.
Rathmines College operates under the patronage of the City of Dublin

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(City of Dublin ETB), known as the City of Dublin

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(CDVEC) prior to 2013.

Academics and qualifications

Rathmines College offers qualifications at levels 5 and 6 on Ireland's

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( NFQ). These courses are accredited by the

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"), and by the

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(" BTEC").

Partnerships in Education

Among its accounting programmes are the

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(ATI) Certificate, Diploma and Apprenticeship courses,Partner Colleges - Rathmines College of Further Education
Accounting Technicians Ireland. the

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(ACCA) Certified Accounting Technician and the Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business ACCA Award. The college also offers a one-year repeat leaving certificate course.

References

External links

Official website

Profile on QualifaX, Ireland’s National Learners’ Database.
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Campus locations

Academics and qualifications

Partnerships in Education

See also

References

External links