'Don't defer your course': President of Sligo IT says college can adapt to 'blended learning'

Dr Brendan McCormack has said that the college will offer "blended learning" between on-campus and online.

Traditional lectures will more than likely be put on hold for the first semester of the new academic year at least. File photo

The president of Sligo IT has pleaded with prospective students not to defer their college course by 12 months.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are fears in the third-level education sector that students currently in sixth-year in secondary school, will opt not to go to college in September.