List of universities in South Africa

In 2004 South Africa started reforming its higher education system, merging and incorporating small universities into larger institutions, and renaming all higher education institutions "university" (previously there had been several types of higher education institution). The country's universities and technikons which were incorporated with others and thus no longer exist are listed at the end of the article.

There are also a large number of other educational institutions in South Africa - some are local campuses of foreign universities, some conduct classes for students who write their exams at the distance-education University of South Africa and some offer unaccredited or non-accredited diplomas.

Current Official South African Universities

Public universities in South Africa are divided into three types: traditional universities, which offer theoretically-oriented university degrees; universities of technology, which offer practically-oriented diplomas and degrees in technical fields; and comprehensive universities, which offer a combination of both types of qualification. [ [http://www.sauvca.org.za/highered/ SA Higher Education] , South African Universities Vice-Chancellors Association. Retrieved 30 January 2006. (Link is dead; [http://web.archive.org/web/20050301015907/http://www.sauvca.org.za/highered/ view it at the Internet Archive] .)] [2005, [http://www.hesa.org.za/Index_files/Structures.htm HESA Structures] , Higher Education South Africa. Retrieved 24 February 2006.]

Traditional universities

*University of Cape Town, (Cape Town)
*University of Fort Hare, (Alice), (East London)
*University of the Free State, (Bloemfontein)
*University of KwaZulu-Natal, (Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Pinetown, Westville)
*University of Limpopo, (Polokwane, Ga-Rankuwa)
*North-West University, (Mafikeng, Mankwe, Potchefstroom, Vanderbijlpark)
*University of Pretoria, (Pretoria)
*Rhodes University, (Grahamstown)
*University of Stellenbosch, (Stellenbosch)
*University of the Western Cape, (Cape Town)
*University of the Witwatersrand, (Johannesburg)

Comprehensive universities

*University of Johannesburg, (Johannesburg)
*Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, (Port Elizabeth)
*University of South Africa, (Pretoria - Distance Education)
*University of Venda, (Thohoyandou)
*Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science, (Buffalo City, Butterworth, Mthatha, Queenstown)
*University of Zululand, (Empangeni)

Universities of technology

*Cape Peninsula University of Technology, (Bellville, Cape Town)
*Central University of Technology, (Bloemfontein, Welkom)
*Durban University of Technology, (Durban, Pietermaritzburg)
*Mangosuthu Technikon, (Durban)
*Tshwane University of Technology (Pretoria)
*Vaal University of Technology, (Vanderbijlpark)

Other Degree Granting Institutions

outh African Institutions

*CIDA City Campus, (Johannesburg)
*Cranefield Institute of Management, (Pretoria)
*IMM Graduate School of Marketing
*Management College of Southern Africa, (Durban - Distance Education)
*Midrand Graduate Institute, (Midrand)
*Milpark Business School, (Johannesburg)
*South African Military Academy, (Saldanha)
* [http://www.sats.edu.za/ South African Theological Seminary] , (Rivonia - Distance Education)
* [http://www.cott.co.za/ The College of the Transfiguration] , (Grahamstown - Contextual Theology)

Foreign degrees offered locally

*Edinburgh Business School, (Roodepoort)
*Henley Management College, South Africa, (Johannesburg)
*University of Luton, (through Regent Business School, Durban)
*Monash South Africa, (Johannesburg)
*University of Southern Queensland, (Distance education; study support centre in Johannesburg)

Other Educational Institutions

*Acsess Business Academy, (Brits, East London, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria - Distance education services as well.
*AFDA- South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance, (Cape Town, Johannesburg)
*Assessment College, (Johannesburg)

*Bantori Business College, (Johannesburg, Pretoria)
*Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa, (Randburg)
* [http://bisa.co.za Bible Institute of South Africa] , (near Cape Town)
*Boston City Campus and Business College, (Multi-city campus university)
*Boston House School of Design
*Business Management Training College, (Johannesburg - Distance Education)

*CAMPUS International Hotel School
*Central Johannesburg College, (Johannesburg)
*Centurion Academy, (Centurion)
*College of Modern Montessori, (Johannesburg)
*Contemporary Music College, (Pretoria)

*Damelin, (Multi-city campus university - Distance education services as well)
*Design Academy of Fashion
*Design School Southern Africa
*Diamond Education College, (Johannesburg)
*Durban Computer College, (Durban)
*Dunamis Degree Accreditation Association
*Education Facilitators, (Randburg)
*Ekurhuleni West College, (Multi-campus)

*False Bay College, (Bellville, Khayelitsha, Muizenberg, Noordhoek, Tokai)
*5th Dimension College of Visual Art, (Johannesburg)
*Flavius Mareka FET College, (Kroonstad, Mphohadi, Sasolburg)

*George Whitefield College, (Cape Town)
*Global School of Business, (Sandton)
*Greenside Design Center, (Johannesburg)
*Grootfontein College of Agriculture, (Middelburg)

*Hampton College, (Durban)
*HTA School of Culinary Art, (Johannesburg)

*Industries Education & Training Institute (IETI), (Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg)
*Inscape Design College, (Johannesburg)
*Intec College, (Cape Town - Distance Education)
*International Peace University of South Africa

*Kaizen Business Education Centre, (Edenvale)
*K.I.B Accounting and Computer Training Centre

*La Musique, (Paarl)
*LearnLogic, (Centurion)
*London School of University Studies, (Johannesburg)
*Lyceum College, (Johannesburg - Distance Education)

* [http://www.mancosa.co.za Mancosa] ]
*Mukhanyo Theological College

*National College of Photography, (Johannesburg, Pretoria)
*New World Mission Dunamis International University, (Kroonstad)
*Northlink College

*Port Elizabeth College, (Port Elizabeth)
*Potchefstroom Akademie, (Potchefstroom)
*Pretoriase Akademie vir Christelik-volkseie Hoër Onderwys,(Pretoria)
*Professional Child Care College
*Professional Drafting Services

*Salon Magic Academy of Hairdressing, (Durban)
*South African Academy for Hair and Skincare Technology, (Potchefstroom)
*South African College of Applied Psychology, (Cape Town)
*South African College of Herbal Medicine and Health
* [http://www.satsonline.org/ South African Theological Seminary] , (Rivonia - Distance Education)
* [http://www.wildlifecollege.org.za/ Southern African Wildlife College] , (10km from Kruger National Park)
*St. Augustine College, (Johannesburg)

Former Universities and Technikons

*Bond South Africa (Sandton)
*Border Technikon, now part of Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science
*University of the Cape of Good Hope, renamed University of South Africa in 1916
*University of Durban-Westville (Durban), now part of University of KwaZulu-Natal
*Eastern Cape Technikon, now part of Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science
*Medical University of South Africa (Ga-Rankuwa), now part of University of Limpopo
*University of the North (near Polokwane), now part of University of Limpopo
*University of Natal (Pietermaritzburg, Durban), now part of University of KwaZulu-Natal
*University of North-West (Mafikeng) (formerly the University of Bophuthatswana), now part of North-West University.
*University of Port Elizabeth, (Port Elizabeth), now part of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
*Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (Potchefstroom), now part of North-West University.
*Rand Afrikaans University (Johannesburg), now part of University of Johannesburg
* Technikon SA, now merged with Unisa.
*Transvaal University College predecessor of the University of Pretoria and the University of the Witwatersrand
*University of Transkei, now part of Walter Sisulu University for Technology and Science
*Vista University (multi-city campus university), now merged with other universities.
*Technikon Witwatersrand, now part of the University of Johannesburg

ee also

*
* Law schools in South Africa
* List of colleges and universities by country
* List of colleges and universities
* Higher Education South Africa
* Academic boycotts of South Africa (historical Apartheid-era)

References

: [http://africa.msu.edu/s_afr_un.htm Universities and Technikons in South Africa]