The Tipperary Enterprise and Technology Centre is now fully operational and nine micro-enterprises have set up to date. It is hoped a number of new enterprises will commence in the centre in the near future. In terms of increasing County Tipperary's attractiveness as a location for investment, the County Tipperary institute is currently operating two campuses, one in Clonmel with 300 students and the other in Thurles with 500 students. The Clonmel campus commenced courses in 2000 and is expecting the first graduate output in 2003. It is hoped to develop the institute's range of courses to take on more business and science students.