Carlow Institute of Technology
has an outreach campus based in Kilkenny, which offers a number of full time National Certificate courses in IT and business.
The National University of Ireland, Maynooth
has an Outreach Campus at St Kieran's College offering a Diploma in Youth and Community Work and a BA degree course in local and community studies.
Kilkenny Education Centre
The centre offers a variety of training courses for teachers including a post graduate Diploma in ARTS (Applications of Information and Communication Technologies in Education).