Established | 1996 |
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Parent institution | Educor |
Location | South Africa |
Website | cityvarsity |
CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts is a private higher education institution in South Africa with a campus in Cape Town. It falls under Educor and offers full-time, short, and online degrees, diplomas, and certificates in the creative arts and media.
Seeking to provide creative arts and media career training and education, Dr John Lazarus and Rob Gray [1] founded CityVarsity in Cape Town in 1996. Dr Lazarus owned the building in Kloof street, Cape Town. Later, it was officially registered as a private higher education institution with the Department of Higher Education and Training in 1997 and accredited by the Council on Higher Education. [2] [3] The Cape Town campus moved from Park & Kloof Street to Roeland Street in 2014. [4] CityVarsity has seen an increase in international students over its existence. [5]
CityVarsity has been in business since 1996, offering a wide variety of courses including Animation, Journalism, Professional Acting and many more. Students often take on work experience during their studies. [6]
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