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MARY Immaculate College saw its CAO first preferences increase by two per cent with the number of applications up by one per cent.
CAO points for a number of programmes have also risen or remained at the same level since last year.
The Bachelor of Education (B Ed) programme is up by five points with almost 50 per cent of those offered places attaining 500 points or more in the Leaving Certificate.
The B Ed. (Education and Psychology), a highly sought-after programme and the only one of its type in Ireland, has seen a rise of ten points to 560.
MIC says that “such is the popularity of this programme that the cut-off points significantly exceed those for any other psychology or teaching programme in Ireland”.
The BA in Liberal Arts, which is experiencing continued growth in popularity, is up by ten points to 335 and the BA in Early Childhood Care and Education remains the same as last year at 360 points.
MIC vice-president academic affairs, Professor Eugene Wall, said: “We are very pleased that a growing number of students have selected Mary Immaculate College as their first college of choice. We are also proud of the number of students with outstanding results who have been attracted to study with us.
“This is a tribute to the excellence of our programmes of study, as well as recognition of the caring and supportive environment which we provide for our students.”
