College of Cape Town (CCT), is a public higher education institution located in Cape Town, South Africa. Founded in 1900, the college is classified as a TVET institution, and is the oldest of its kind in South Africa.

As of 2026, CCT operates a total of eight campuses, and serves approximately 14,000 students. It provides career-oriented vocational and occupational programs in a wide range of fields.

History

The institution was founded in 1900 as a high school, and took its present name in 2002.https://za.linkedin.com/school/college-of-cape-town/

After transitioning to a higher education institution, the College of Cape Town's initial mission was to provide education for Coloureds and black South Africans seeking tertiary education.

On February 1, 2002, four former technical colleges; Athlone College, Cape College, Sivuyile College, and Maitland Technical College/Western Province Technical College were officially merged to become the College of Cape Town, this came after the South African government decided to rationalize TVET Colleges, which resulted in 150 colleges in South Africa being reduced to about 50.

In 2026, South Africa's Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) were put under review and overhauled by Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela. As part of this process College of Cape Town's Administrator, M.M. Muswaba, was dismissed following disciplinary action. He was replaced by Robert Nkuna.

Programs

College of Cape Town is organized into 11 academic units:

Art and design Beauty therapy Building and civil engineering Business student Education and training Electrical engineering Hair care Hospitality Information and communication technology Mechanical engineering Travel and tourism

Campuses

As of 2026, College of Cape Town campuses include:

Campus Location Former name Ref. Athlone Campus Athlone Athlone Technical College City Campus Cape Town CBD Crawford Campus Crawford Hewat Teachers Training College Gardens Campus Gardens Gugulethu Campus Guguletu Sivuyile Technical College Pinelands Campus Pinelands Maitland Technical College/Western Province Technical College Thornton Campus Thornton Thornton High School (1964- 1991)Western Province College (1992) Wynberg Campus Wynberg

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