{"id":642,"date":"2024-07-04T17:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T17:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/?page_id=642"},"modified":"2026-09-16T19:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:52:38","slug":"is-thekwini-city-college-private-or-public","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/is-thekwini-city-college-private-or-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Thekwini City College Private Or Public?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thekwini City College is private. It describes itself as a registered private college established in 2010. It is not the same institution as Thekwini TVET College, the public college in Durban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thekwini City College vs Thekwini TVET College<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>Thekwini City College<\/th><th>Thekwini TVET College<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Type<\/td><td>Private college<\/td><td>Public TVET college<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Website<\/td><td>thekwinicitycollege.co.za<\/td><td>thekwini.edu.za<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Head office<\/td><td>40 Dr AB Xuma Street, Durban<\/td><td>262 D&#8217;Aintree Avenue, Asherville, Durban<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NSFAS<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes, for eligible students<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Registration and accreditation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The college&#8217;s website quotes a QCTO accreditation number for NATED programmes, an Umalusi number and a DHET examination centre.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It does not appear on the Department of Higher Education and Training&#8217;s March 2026 register of private colleges. That register only covers colleges offering NC(V) and adult education, so N4 to N6 and occupational providers are checked on the QCTO database instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private colleges may no longer offer N1 to N3, so advertised N1 to N3 engineering courses should be questioned.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before paying, look up the college and programme on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcto.org.za\/databases-of-sdps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the QCTO provider databases<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Campuses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Jozini, Mokopane, Mthatha and Thohoyandou. Programmes vary by campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NSFAS only funds students at public universities and TVET colleges, so Thekwini City College students are not NSFAS-funded. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/is-thekwini-city-college-funded-by-nsfas\/\">is Thekwini City College funded by NSFAS?<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/thekwini-tvet-college-contact-details\/\">the public Thekwini TVET College<\/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-1789900000642\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is Thekwini City College a government college?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No. Thekwini City College is a private college. The public college in Durban is Thekwini TVET College.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1789900000643\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Does NSFAS fund Thekwini City College?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No. NSFAS only funds public universities and public TVET colleges.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thekwini City College is private. It describes itself as a registered private college established in 2010. 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