The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) is a federal institution that provides free education for UAE national students and sons/daughters of UAE national mothers for one credential (qualification) only.
For Expats, a limited number of seats is available, subject to fulfilling the following criteria:
- Minimum High School average (GSC) = 85%
- Minimum EmSAT English score of 1,250 or equivalent
- The student must pay his/her tuition fees as per the table below
Academic Division |
Tuition fees for full-time student per semester (12-18 credit hours) |
Tuition fees per credit hour (For hours less than 12 or more than 18) |
Applied Media |
AED 36,750 |
AED 2,500 per credit |
HCT offers the following tuition fee discounts for expatriate students:
- 20% discount for students with a GSC overall average of 95% and above
- 20% discount for students with a cumulative GPA of between 3.00 and 3.74
- 40% discount for students with a cumulative GPA of 3.75 and above
- 20% discount for sons/daughters of HCT employees
- 20% discount for UAE national students who are interested in pursuing an additional credential