Cork English College

Cork English College (CEC) is an English language college teaching in Cork city centre since 1978 and still run by its founding family. It operates across three buildings in the heart of Cork, with two premises overlooking the River Lee and one on Patrick's Hill, and it is the only Quality English school in the city. Lessons last sixty minutes, classes average six to eight students with a maximum of twelve, and levels run from A2 to C2 on the Common European Framework.

Adult students can choose Standard General English or the more intensive version, both built around grammar, vocabulary and the four skills, with optional afternoon electives. Exam preparation covers IELTS, Cambridge, OET, TOEIC, TOLES, LanguageCert and Trinity, and CEC is an open testing centre, so students prepare and sit exams in the same rooms. Business English and Executive programmes serve professionals from B2 upward, while one-to-one tuition offers flexible hours. A twenty-five week Study and Work programme combines morning classes with work experience and career support. There is also a fifty-plus course and evening General and Business English.

CEC runs a long-established summer school for students aged eleven to seventeen, combining morning English with multi-activity programmes, Munster Rugby, football, golf, horse riding and STEAM, plus an academic-year option in an Irish secondary school. Teacher training includes Erasmus refresher and CLIL courses, and CELTA is offered. CEC is accredited by ACELS and EAQUALS.