Red & Yellow Creative School of Business is a private school in Cape Town that teaches marketing, design, business and technology. It was founded in 1994 by a group of advertising leaders who wanted…
Study in the North West
Studying in North West currently means one public University based in the province. There's no dedicated University of Technology here, so the province's TVET College network is the closest local, career-focused alternative.
Three public TVET Colleges serve North West, offering NC(V) and Report 191 qualifications from Grade
9 or 10 level, and the province has its own public Nursing College for SANC-registered nurse training.
A reasonable base of DHET-registered Private Colleges adds further private-sector choice, and Home Schooling is a fully legal option here under the same national rules as every other province.
North West is known as South Africa's "Platinum Province" — the Rustenburg and Brits area alone produces the large majority of the country's platinum — and mining makes up a genuinely large share of the provincial economy, alongside a manufacturing sector centred on those same towns. For anyone weighing up a mining-, engineering- or trades-related qualification, that's a real local industry to train towards.
Studying close to home also has practical advantages worth weighing up — no relocation costs, an existing support network, and a head start on the local job market. Funding through NSFAS works the same way wherever you study in South Africa, so it's really about matching your qualification choice to what's realistically available near you.
Browse the institutions in North West below to compare your options.
Distance Learning: 29 in the North West
Health and Fitness Professionals Academy, known as HFPA, is a private education provider in South Africa. It specialises in fitness, personal training, coaching and sport science qualifications, and…
The International Hotel School is a private hospitality and culinary school registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under registratio…
AAA School of Advertising is a private higher education institution registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training under certificate number 2000/HE07/015. It was set up in 1990 by th…
Home Schooling: 1 in the North West
UCT Online High School is a fully online high school for South African learners, run in partnership between the University of Cape Town and Valenture Institute, a global ed-tech company founded in 20…
Nursing Colleges: 2 in the North West
The University of the Free State, known as UFS, is a public university whose history goes back to 1904, when it opened in Bloemfontein as Grey University College. Its faculty rule books state that it…
North-West University, known as the NWU, is a South African public university. It came into being on 1 January 2004, when the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the Universit…
Private Colleges: 8 in the North West
Red & Yellow Creative School of Business is a private school in Cape Town that teaches marketing, design, business and technology. It was founded in 1994 by a group of advertising leaders who wanted…
AAA School of Advertising is a private higher education institution registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training under certificate number 2000/HE07/015. It was set up in 1990 by th…
College SA is a private distance and online college that was known as Optimi College until 2026, when the group merged its Optimi College and IT Academy brands under the College SA name. The legal en…
Imsimbi Training is a private, SETA-accredited training provider that works mainly with employers and working adults rather than with school-leavers heading for a degree. Its accreditation page descr…
Private Higher Institutions: 17 in the North West
Health and Fitness Professionals Academy, known as HFPA, is a private education provider in South Africa. It specialises in fitness, personal training, coaching and sport science qualifications, and…
The International Hotel School is a private hospitality and culinary school registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under registratio…
Two Oceans Graduate Institute, known as TOGI, is a private provider of teacher education based in Pinelands, Cape Town, delivering all of its qualifications fully online. The institute holds provisio…
CTU Training Solutions is a private education provider that has been operating in South Africa since 1987. The company is registered under number 2005/038944/07 and holds two separate registrations w…
TVET Colleges: 1 in the North West
False Bay TVET College is a public Technical and Vocational Education and Training college on the False Bay coast in the south of Cape Town, Western Cape. It forms part of the public TVET sector over…
Universities: 2 in the North West
The University of the Free State, known as UFS, is a public university whose history goes back to 1904, when it opened in Bloemfontein as Grey University College. Its faculty rule books state that it…
North-West University, known as the NWU, is a South African public university. It came into being on 1 January 2004, when the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education and the Universit…