Boston City Campus was founded in 1991 (registered as a company in 1996, registration no. 1996/013220/07) and has operated in South African private higher education for over 30 years. Its National Support Office is located at 247 Louis Botha Avenue, Orchards, Johannesburg, and it operates through a network of roughly 50 support centres across the country. The institution offers qualifications spanning Accounting & Financial Services, Law & Human Resources, Business Administration & Management, Information Communications Technology, Education, Hospitality, Events & Tourism, Advertising, Communication & Public Relations, Social Science, Health & Sports, and Lifestyle & Digital Music, ranging from Higher Certificates and Diplomas to Bachelor's degrees and postgraduate qualifications including an MBA. It is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) as a private higher education institution (registration certificate no. 2003/HE07/002) under the Higher Education Act, 1997, and is accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) via the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC); qualifications are registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) through SAQA. It also holds Independent Higher Education Institution accreditation from the UK's British Accreditation Council (BAC) and, for select business qualifications, accreditation from the US-based Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Qualifications & Programmes
- Postgraduate
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) – 180 credits, NQF 9
- Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting – 120 credits, NQF 8
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management – 130 credits, NQF 8
- Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Human Resource Management – 120 credits, NQF 8
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Senior Phase and Further Education and Training) – 132 credits, NQF 7
- Advanced Diploma
- Advanced Diploma in Adaptive Leadership – 120 credits, NQF 7
- Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) – 540 credits, NQF 8
- Bachelor of Accounting – 400 credits, NQF 7
- Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching – 498 credits, NQF 7
- Bachelor of Social Science – 386 credits, NQF 7
- Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resource Management – 376 credits, NQF 7
- Bachelor of Commerce in Law – 384 credits, NQF 7
- Bachelor of Commerce in Management Marketing – 374 credits, NQF 7
- Bachelor of Commerce in Strategic Communication – 385 credits, NQF 7
- Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain Management – 378 credits, NQF 7
- Diplomas (3-year, NQF 6)
- Diploma in Business Management
- Diploma in Event Management
- Diploma in Financial Accounting
- Diploma in Financial Planning
- Diploma in HR Management
- Diploma in Marketing Management
- Diploma in Network Systems
- Diploma in Office Administration & Management
- Diploma in Systems Development
- Higher Certificates (1-year, NQF 5)
- Higher Certificate in Accounting Practice
- Higher Certificate in Advertising & Integrated Communication Practice
- Higher Certificate in Business Management Practice
- Higher Certificate in Financial Planning
- Higher Certificate in Game Design & Development Practice
- Higher Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counselling & Management
- Higher Certificate in Hospitality Management Practice
- Higher Certificate in Human Resource Management Practice
- Higher Certificate in Logistics & Supply Chain Management Practice
- Higher Certificate in Marketing Practice
- Higher Certificate in Network Systems Practice
- Higher Certificate in Paralegal Practice
- Higher Certificate in Public Relations Practice
- Higher Certificate in Software Development Practice
- Higher Certificate in Tourism and Travel Management Practice
- Higher Certificate in Web and User Interface Design
- Other: Short Learning Programmes (various fields) and Digital Learning micro/nano-credential badges are also offered outside the formal qualification structure