{"id":100,"date":"2024-06-09T18:42:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T18:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2026-09-17T08:52:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:52:06","slug":"where-to-study-information-technology-in-free-state","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/where-to-study-information-technology-in-free-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Where To Study Information Technology In Free State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Free State you can study IT at a public university of technology, at public TVET colleges, or by distance through Unisa. The right choice depends on whether you have matric and what kind of IT work you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Options by level<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Institution<\/th><th>IT options we verified<\/th><th>Entry<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Central University of Technology (Bloemfontein)<\/td><td>Diploma in Information Technology<\/td><td>Matric with at least 27 admission points and programme requirements<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Motheo TVET College<\/td><td>Accredited digital certificates at the National Artisan Development Academy: Software Developer, Cybersecurity Analyst, Cloud Administrator, AI Software Developer, Computer Technician<\/td><td>Set per programme<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goldfields TVET College (Tosa, Welkom)<\/td><td>NC(V) IT and Computer Science<\/td><td>Grade 9, age 16 or older<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maluti TVET College<\/td><td>Occupational Certificate: Computer Technician (DHET 2026 list)<\/td><td>Set per programme<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Unisa<\/td><td>IT qualifications by distance<\/td><td>Matric with the right pass<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choosing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Want a job-ready technical role fast? Look at occupational certificates such as Computer Technician.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Want to develop software? Compare the CUT diploma with the Motheo Software Developer certificate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No matric yet? Start with NC(V) IT and Computer Science.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CUT undergraduate applications for 2027 close on 30 September 2026, with no application fee.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/what-can-i-study-at-cut\/\">studying at CUT<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/tvet-colleges-and-the-fourth-industrial-revolution\/\">digital TVET courses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1790400000100\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Can I study IT at a TVET college in the Free State?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes. Goldfields offers NC(V) IT and Computer Science, and Motheo is accredited for several digital occupational certificates.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1790400000101\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Where can I study IT at university in the Free State?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The Central University of Technology offers a Diploma in Information Technology.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Free State you can study IT at a public university of technology, at public TVET colleges, or by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_ba_keyfacts":"","_ba_provider_contact":"","_ba_provider_name":"","_ba_provider_type":"","_ba_provider_cat":"","_ba_writer":"thabo-mokoena","_ba_reviewer":"naledi-khumalo","iawp_total_views":10,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-100","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1690,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/100\/revisions\/1690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}