# St. John's Central College

St. John's Central College (Irish: Lár Choláiste Eoin) is a further education college in Cork City, Ireland. The college is administered by the Cork Education and Training Board.

## History of St. John's Central College
### 19th Century

The earliest part of the college is St. John's Episcopalian church, which was built in 1840. The church was used by the local community, which included young women from the Governesses Seminary in Warren Place.
A second building on Sawmill Street, Buckingham House, was built in the mid 19th Century, and was used as a female refuge and penitentiary until its closure in 1901. The building was then occupied by the Buckingham House Free School, an orphanage that had operated since 1875.

### 1950s to 1960s

St. John's Episcopalian church was sold to the City of Cork VEC on 11 June 1963 for IR£19,885. Buckingham House ran until 1958 when it was sold to the City of Cork VEC for IR£13,100.
In 1961, The School of Building and Junior Technical Institute commenced its classes. The college was aimed at vocational training, and included a School of Furniture, built in 1963.

### 1980s to 1990s

The college saw declining pupil numbers during the 1980s, and moved to teach Post Leaving Certificate courses.

### 2000s

In 2003 the college had over 1000 students enrolled in its courses. To keep up with this demand, the original wall of the female refuge and penitentiary on Sawmill Street were demolished, as well as classrooms constructed during the mid 1960s. In their place was constructed a new four story, 5200 square metre teaching facility.

## Courses

St. John's Central College offers both academic, vocational, apprenticeship and pre apprenticeship courses. Full time courses include Applied Sciences, Art & Design, Construction & Engineering, Information Technology, Media Technology, Software Engineering and Services. all of which have routes into Higher education. Vocational courses on offer include motor maintenance, Environmental science and hairdressing.

### Full Time Day Courses
#### Applied Sciences

Veterinary Nursing L5
Canine Husbandry L5
Companion & Captive Animal Studies L5
Veterinary Nursing L6
Animal Science and Management L6
Science & Laboratory Techniques L5
Science with Environmental Studies L5

#### Art & Design

Art, Craft & Design L5
Fine Art – Painting and Sculpture L6
Cartoon Animation L5
Cartoon Animation L6
Creative Technology & Art L5
Fashion Design L5
Fashion Design L6
Fashion Design & Media L5
Graphic Design & Illustration L5
Illustration L6
Interior Architecture & Design L5
Interior Architecture & Design L6
Interior Architecture & Design HNC L6
Interior Architecture & Design HND L6
Jewellery Making & Art Metalcraft L5
Jewellery Making & Art Metalcraft L6

#### Construction & Engineering

Architectural 3D Modelling BIM REVIT L5
Furniture Making & Restoration Skills L5
Engineering Technology L5
Motor Maintenance & Light Engineering L5
Motorcycle & Small Engine Maintenance L5
Musical Instrument Making & Repair L5
Musical Instrument Making & Repair L6

#### Information Technology

Applied Computer Training Course L5
Computers & Business Applications L5
Computers & Business Applications L6
Computer Game Design & Development L5
Computer Game Design & Development L6
Cloud Computing with Coding L5
Cloud Computing with Coding L6
Networks & Cyber Security L5
Networks & Cyber Security L6
New Directions IT Skills Development L4 – Part time
Software Development L5

#### Media Technology

Film, TV and Video Production L5
Advanced Film, TV & Video Production L6
Creative Digital Media L5
Creative Digital Media L6
Photographic Studies L5
Photographic Studies L6
Soundtracks & Sound Design L5

#### Services

Tourism, Travel with Business L5
Tourism, Travel with Business L6
Hairdressing & Barbering L5
Barbering & Salon Management L6
Pharmacy Assistant L5

## Facilities

The college includes many modern teaching facilities, including a laboratory, dark room, art studios, hair dressing studio and tool workshops.

### Information Resource Centre (IRC)

The Information Resource Centre at St. Johns contains many books designed to help students with their courses. The IRC also includes computers where students can research on the internet, or access the library's online catalogue. Students can also download their course and lesson notes, in a pilot scheme designed to help students access their college work online.