However the College is not resting on its laurels. Greenmount is making a considerable commitment towards Higher Education courses with the recent investment in a new Self - Learning Centre. This two storey building will provide the core learning resource for all Higher Education classes in the College, with state of the art computer suites, upgraded library facilities, distance learning resources and student recreation facilities. The building, work on which began in January 2001, is due for completion in 2002 and will reinforce the quality of education provided at Greenmount. All Higher Education has a cost.
Tuition fees are only one aspect to consider.
Many students in the past have found that courses based in mainland colleges have proved to be expensive. Greenmount not only offers high quality education but also high quality accommodation in the form of single study, en suite bedrooms within a self contained village which houses up to 24 students in two separate buildings. The houses include full self-catering facilities, living room with TV and video and laundry facilities. Words like countryside management, habitat protection and rural development are commonplace in the rural vocabulary today. The changes brought about by the ongoing reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and the increasing importance of rural tourism have meant that such issues now affect most, if not all, farmers.