Institute of Technology Carlow in Ireland

Institute of Technology Carlow is an autonomous Institute, established under Irish legislation, specifically the Institute of Technology Acts 1992–2006. The Institute has been granted Delegated Authority by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), which is the statutory body with responsibility for the National Framework of Qualifications and the oversight of Quality Assurance of education and training provision in Ireland. 

That Delegated Authority empowers IT, Carlow, to make awards up to Level 9 on the NFQ for taught programs. In addition, IT Carlow has Delegated Authority to Level 10 in the research areas of Biological, Molecular, and Environmental Science. Founded in 1970 IT Carlow is located in the center of Ireland’s South Leinster region (containing the counties of Carlow, Wicklow, Wexford, Kildare, Laois, and Kilkenny), and on the periphery of the Mid East and South East Regions of Ireland. 

IT Carlow is the fourth largest Institute out of 14 Institutes of Technology (IoTs) in the country with approximately 7000 learners. Having acted as a catalyst for the generation of over 45,000 graduate’s to-date, IT Carlow’s current student diversity is reflected in its mix of traditional leaving certificate entrants, a growing European and international student body, an increasing proportion of mature students and learners from disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as a significant number of part-time learners (approximately 33% of the total IT Carlow WTE).