A record number of applicants applied to Kiipula Vocational College in the spring joint selection

Close -up is a yellow concrete house with a red logotical text in the yard. — In the spring joint selection, 119 students applied to Kiipula Vocational College in Lahti. Archive photo.

The most popular training courses in Kiipula in terms of the number of applicants were TUVA and TELMA training courses and business undergraduate degrees in Tampere, Lahti and Janakkala.

Kiipula Vocational College once again had a record number of applicants. The total number of applicants in the spring joint call was 883, compared to 836 last spring. In 2023, less than 700 students applied to study at Kiipula.

Tampere had 206 applicants, Lahti 119, Janakkala 116 and Hämeenlinna 70. A press release from Kiipula Vocational College says that there were 587 priority applicants this spring.

In the spring joint call, 12 basic vocational qualifications and the preparatory training programmes TUVA and TELMA were offered in nine locations, with a total of 370 places available.

The most popular trainings in the number of applicants were TUVA and Telma training and basic business qualifications in Tampere, Lahti and Janakkala.

Many applicants were also of interest to Tampere’s Basic Degree in ICT. In addition, a basic vehicle qualification in Janakkala received many applicants compared to starting places.

Kiipula Vocational College is a special vocational school that currently operates in ten locations in five provinces in southern Finland. Approximately 1,300 students are studying in Kiipula each year.