{"id":9678,"date":"2026-05-19T08:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/?page_id=9678"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:25:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:25:34","slug":"tertiary-degree-programmes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.portlaoiseinstitute.ie\/?page_id=9678","title":{"rendered":"tertiary degree programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9678\" class=\"elementor elementor-9678\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0bf56d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d0bf56d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9761230\" data-id=\"9761230\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003f4d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"003f4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portlaoise Institutes tertiary degree programmes with  South East Technical University<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31bef32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31bef32\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81ac826\" data-id=\"81ac826\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b95a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33b95a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portlaoise Institutes Tertiary Degrees<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efbb4be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efbb4be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eec6e8\" data-id=\"9eec6e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26eb6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c26eb6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A tertiary degree programme allows you to start your degree in a smaller campus closer to home. This means reduced accommodation and travel expenses, greater study\/life balance, and a smoother transition to higher education.<\/p><p>Portlaoise Institutes\u00a0 tertiary degree programmes with South East Technical Univeristy allow you to start your degree in Portlaoise Institute, before completing the final two\/three years of your degree programme at SETU\u2019s Carlow campus<\/p><p>\u00a0You can enrol for a tertiary degree programme without CAO points, once you meet the minimum eligibility requirements.<\/p><p>\u00a0There are no fees for the first year of the degree programme provided by Portlaoise Institute.\u00a0 In subsequent years, the normal registration fees will apply, and you will be eligible to apply for a SUSI grant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e14fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75e14fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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