{"id":560,"date":"2024-06-28T21:22:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T21:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/?page_id=560"},"modified":"2026-09-16T20:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T20:41:46","slug":"is-richfield-college-a-private-college","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/is-richfield-college-a-private-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Richfield College A Private College?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yes. Richfield is a private higher education institution. Its legal name is Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology (Pty) Ltd, and it is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training under number 2000\/HE07\/008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What being private means for students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/th>Richfield (private)<\/th>Public university or TVET college<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Funding<\/td>Student fees; not eligible for NSFAS<\/td>Government subsidy; NSFAS for eligible students<\/td><\/tr>
Fees<\/td>Set by Richfield<\/td>Lower, subsidised fees<\/td><\/tr>
Qualifications<\/td>CHE-accredited higher certificates, diplomas and degrees<\/td>Accredited qualifications<\/td><\/tr>
Bursaries<\/td>Own merit and need-based bursaries, payment plans, private loans<\/td>NSFAS plus institutional bursaries<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Private but registered<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Being private does not mean unaccredited. Richfield’s registered programmes include IT and business higher certificates, diplomas, a BSc in IT, BCom and an MBA. Its separate registration as a private vocational college appears in the cancelled section of DHET’s March 2026 register of private colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campuses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bryanston, Newtown Junction, Centurion, Pretoria, Umhlanga, Musgrave, Cape Town and Polokwane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you choose Richfield<\/h2>\n\n\n\n