Rathmines College of Further Education

Rathmines College is an educational institution in Rathmines, Dublin. The college offers several Further Education courses in areas not limited to accounting, business, computing, media studies, and office administration.

History
The college was established by Rathmines Urban District Council as the Rathmines Municipal Technical Institute at 24 Rathmines Road in 1901. It was renamed the College of Commerce of Commerce, Rathmines in 1936, and relocated to Rathmines Town Hall in 1980.

Campus locations
The college has two campuses in Rathmines, the first in the former Rathmines Town Hall and the second in two period houses at 28-29 Leinster Road.

Rathmines College operates under the patronage of the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (City of Dublin ETB), known as the City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CDVEC) prior to 2013.

Academics and qualifications
Rathmines College offers qualifications at levels 5 and 6 on Ireland's National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). These courses are accredited by the Quality and Qualifications Ireland ("QQI"), and by the Business and Technology Education Council ("BTEC").

Partnerships in Education
Among its accounting programmes are the Accounting Technicians Ireland (ATI) Certificate, Diploma and Apprenticeship courses, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (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.