Educor

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Educor
Headquarters Pinetown, South Africa
Website www.educor.co.za
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Educor is a supplier of private tertiary education in South Africa. Not all of their colleges are accredited. Educor is an abbreviation for the Education Investment Corporation Limited. Educor owns various brands, including Damelin (deregistered by South African government), [1] CityVarsity (deregistered by South African government), [2] ICESA (deregistered by South African government), [3] Durban Central Technical College, Intec College, Damelin Correspondence College (deregistered by South African government), [4] and Lyceum College [5] (deregistered by South African government). [6] In January 2008, Educor was purchased from Media 24 by National Pride Trading 452 (Pty) Ltd. [5]

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  5. 1 2 Educor Website, Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine 2011
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