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Mountbellew Agricultural College or Franciscan Brothers College is a training college for the farming and agricultural industry in Mountbellew, County Galway, Ireland. It was founded in 1904 by the Franciscan Brothers, who previously had a secondary school on the location, and was the first such college in Ireland. [1] It is a private college but runs courses in association with the Irish governments Agricultural and Food Development Authority ( Teagasc) and the nearby Atlantic Technological University Mountbellew campus ( GMIT).
The association with GMIT originates in the association with its predecessor the Galway Regional Technical College, with whom Mountbellew commenced in 1986 a Higher Certificate in Business Studies ( agribusiness) which had pathways on to a degree in business. In 1998, an evening course in business studies for adults commenced. 2001 saw the start of a Higher Certificate in Agriculture, which allows students to progress to a bachelor's degree in Science in Agriculture and Environmental Management. Galway Mayo Institute of Technology. The links with GMIT have strengthened and students can now choose between two degrees (Rural Enterprise & Agribusiness or Agriculture & Environmental Management).[ citation needed] These students spend time between the Mountbellew and Galway campuses. [2]
Former Galway West Fine Gael TD Paul Connaughton Jnr attended Mountbellew qualifying with a degree in business from GMIT.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ "Mountbellew - Agricultural Colleges". teagasc.ie. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Mountbellew Campus". gmit.ie. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
External links
- Mountbellew Agricultural College website (archived 2022)