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The Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) is home to over 2,000 full-time students. The college offers courses in the areas of Business, Engineering, Science, Nursing, Computing and Design.

In 2007 the Tourism College of Killybegs (TCK) became a school of LYIT, combining the food and hospitality sectors with those of technology and science. Demand for new courses in the area is such that eight new programmes were added last year: including Creative Digital Media, Architectural Technology, Early Childhood Care, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Security and Digital Forensics, International Tourism, and International Culinary Expertise.

LYIT is continually expanding. Sports and recreation facilities are provided for in a new, multi-purpose centre, which houses the Students’ Union and the offices of the Institute’s clubs and societies, including those for diving, hill walking, canoeing, basketball and law. In addition, the nearby town of Letterkenny provides plenty of opportunities for socialising.

A free health service is available to all students, and other facilities include a two-floor library with seating for 300 and 55 networked PCs. The Institute is central and so there are lots of accommodation types within a 20-minute walk of the campus. The Students’ Union compiles and updates a list of available accommodation each year.