If, as a student, you are planning to study in Australia then you would need to have more information about the top 10 colleges in Australia for 2017 or at least universities. This information will help you make the right choice. The top ranking colleges in Australia or universities are spread across the continent. The rankings for Australian Universities cover a range of ranking systems such as QS Top Universities, Times, ARWU, and US News. Many of them have also earned the ERA and the 5 Star rankings. The ones that appear across these rankings include the University of Melbourne, the University of Sydney, Queensland University and the Australian National University.
Top 10 Colleges in Australia:
Other than these famous Universities, there are few top colleges in Australia that are very popular among the students. These are also some of the top colleges in Australia rankings:
- Raffles College of Design and Commerce: The College is located in Sydney and it offers a wide variety of bachelor’s and master’s degree courses in the areas of design and business. It was previously called the KvB Institute of Technology. It partnered with the Raffles Education Corporation, Asia Pacific in 2005. The partnership enables students to study part of their degree at one of the partner campuses in the Asia Pacific region.
- Australian Centre of Further Education (ACFE): The ACFE is located in Melbourne. It is a private institution that offers specialist nursing courses for training nurses who have earned their qualifications overseas. The good news is that the ACFE has been approved by the Nurses Board of Victoria to provide the Initial Registration for Overseas Nurses (IRON) Program. The duration of the program is 3 months.
As a backdrop to these ratings, it is important to highlight that the Australian college system is housed around providing vocational education programs. Training under these programs could be sued as a stepping stone for either employment or for further academic study. Accordingly, few colleges in Australia award degrees. The publicly funded colleges are under the control of the state governments which in turn administer the Technical and Further Education (TAFE) sector of higher education. Some of the TAFE colleges use the term ‘Institute’. However, these are not the same as the secondary-level colleges/schools which cater to school years 7 to 12. Here is a list of top rated colleges in Australia, state-wise.
New South Wales (NSW):
- Hunter Institute
- Illawarra Institute
- New England Institute
- North Coast Institute
- Northern Sydney Institute
- Riverina Institute
- South Western Sydney Institute
- Sydney Institute
- Western Institute
- Western Sydney Institute
State of Victoria:
- Bendigo TAFE
- Chisholm
- The Gordon
- GO TAFE
- Holmesglen
- Kangan Institute
- Melbourne Polytechnic
- South West TAFE
- Sunraysia Institute
- William Angliss Institute
State of Queensland:
- TAFE Brisbane
- TAFE Gold Coast
- TAFE East Coast
- TAFE South West
- TAFE North
- TAFE SkillsTech
South Australia (SA):
- Eynesbury
- International College of Hotel Management
- SAIBT South Australian Institute of Business and Technology
- TAFE SA
Western Australia (WA):
- Central Institute of Technology
- Challenger Institute of Technology
- Durack Institute of Technology
- Great Southern Institute of Technology
- Kimberley Training Institute
- Pilbara Institute
- Polytechnic West
- South West Institute of Technology
- West Coast Institute of Training
Recommended reading:
- Why Study in Australia
- How to Get Australian Student Visa
- Top Universities for MBA in Australia
- How much does it cost to Study in Australia?
- Scholarships to Study in Australia
