Prospective Students

Important Dates

Applications will reopen on Wednesday 11th January 2012 for the academic year 2012-2013. Please see below for other important dates.

Event	Date
Applications Open	Wednesday 11th January 2012
Open Evening	Wednesday 8th February 2012 4.30pm to 7.30pm
Closing date for applications	Wednesday 7th March 2012
First Round of Interviews (Evenings)	4.00pm to 8.00pm, Monday 12th March 2012 4.00pm to 8.00pm, Tuesday 13th March 2012 4.00pm to 8.00pm, Thursday 15th March 2012
Re-opening Application System	26th March 2012
Second round Interviews	Tuesday 8th May 2012 Wednesday 9th May 2012

Applications

Applicants should make separate applications for each course.

Short-listing of applicants may occur for certain high demand courses. The number of interviews may be limited.

Applications must be submitted electronically on the College website. Apply for any course now in minutes, via BCFE's Student Management Application System. For more information on our Application procedure, please take a moment to visit our How to Apply page.

Schools & Courses

Browse BCFE's range of Courses in the disciplines of Art, Design and Graphics, Animation, Business, Digital Media and Games, Engineering, Lifelong Learning, Media, Music Performance, Management & Sound, Social Care, Television and Film, and, Travel, Tourism and Reception.

BCFE Course Fees

All successful applicants must pay a deposit of €40 to secure place on their course, the balance of the course fee must be paid on registration day in late August.

VTOS Students will have the fees refunded in late October.
BTEA Students will receive grant (€500) in early October.
Maintenance Grants will commence in October/November.

You cannot become a fully registered BCFE student until COURSE FEES are paid in full.

Exhibitions

From time to time the College, and Schools and Courses within the College, hold open days, exhibitions, gigs and toher events. Please visit our Exhibitions page for further up-to-date information.

STUDENT DESTINATIONS

Our yearly Student Destinations Survey reveals that more than half of our graduates progress to further/higher education within BCFE or in Irish or UK higher education institutions.

Numbers going directly into employment has decreased due to the fall in work opportunities nationally.

Progression

Graduates from BCFE progress to many different institutions depending on the level of their award, their individual grades, and the subject match. Please see our Progression page for further information