The Kecskemét College was founded in 2000 with the merger of 3 tertiary colleges. As a result of the merger Kecskemét College has become the largest college in the Southern Plain Region with three faculties with different profiles. They are the College of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, the Horticultural Faculty and the Faculty of Teacher Training. The College has approx. 6000 students. Kecskemét College offers BSc and Master programmes. The college has got a lot of international exchange programmes for teachers and students. The Teacher Training Faculty has got a big tradition and it is one of the most modern teacher education colleges with up-to-date facilities. It is a remarkable educational, training and research centre in the South Plain Region with a lot of national and international contacts.