AAA School of Advertising is a private higher education institution founded by the Association for Communication and Advertising (formerly the Association of Advertising Agencies) and describes itself as operating for over 35 years, placing its establishment in the late 1980s/early 1990s. It has campuses in Johannesburg and Cape Town and specialises in communication, marketing and creative-industry education, offering qualifications in marketing communication, creative brand communication, visual communication and digital marketing, both via contact learning and online delivery. The school states it is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE), with qualifications aligned to South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)/NQF standards; specific registration numbers were not published on the pages reviewed. The site also references recognition from the International Advertising Association (IAA) and industry membership bodies, and highlights strong graduate employment outcomes.
Qualifications & Programmes
- Degrees: BA Marketing Communication (Contact)
- Degrees: BA Marketing Communication (Online)
- Degrees: BA Creative Brand Communication (Contact)
- Degrees: BA Creative Brand Communication (Online)
- Diplomas: Diploma in Marketing Communication (Contact)
- Diplomas: Diploma in Visual Communication (Contact)
- Higher Certificates: Higher Certificate in Marketing Communication (Contact)
- Higher Certificates: Higher Certificate in Visual Communication (Contact)
- Higher Certificates: Higher Certificate in Digital Marketing (Online)
- Postgraduate: Bachelor of Arts Honours in Digital Marketing
- Postgraduate: Master's in Digital Marketing
- Short Courses: Marketing Communications Academy
- Short Courses: Digital Marketing Academy
- Short Courses: Media Management Competence