Lyceum College (Pty) Ltd is a South African private higher education institution specialising in distance (correspondence) learning, serving working professionals and students who study remotely rather than attending campus-based classes. It traces its history to Lyceum Advancement College, established in 1917, and was renamed Lyceum College (Pty) Ltd in 2003. The college is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) as a Private Higher Education Institution under the Higher Education Act No. 101 of 1997, with registration number 2001/HE07/011. Its qualifications are accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE), registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), and recorded with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). The institution operates with its own executive leadership and an independent Senate. Lyceum offers programmes across fields including business and management, education (teaching qualifications), law enforcement/traffic policing, paralegal studies, public administration, criminal justice, and project management, at Higher Certificate, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Bachelor's Degree and Postgraduate levels, supported through a student portal providing study materials, online exams and assignment submission. Exact current student enrolment figures were not confirmed from official sources during this research.
Qualifications & Programmes
- Higher Certificate in General Management (NQF 5)
- Higher Certificate in Operations Management (NQF 5, 120 credits)
- Higher Certificate in Total Quality Management (NQF 5, 120 credits)
- Higher Certificate in Office Management (NQF 5)
- Higher Certificate in Project Management (NQF 5)
- Higher Certificate in Paralegal Studies (NQF 5)
- Higher Certificate in Paralegal Studies in Commercial Practice (NQF 5)
- Higher Certificate in Criminal Justice (NQF 5)
- Higher Certificate in Incident Management (NQF 5)
- Higher Certificate in Law Enforcement in Supervision (NQF 5)
- Advanced Certificate in Project Management
- Diploma in Management
- Diploma in Public Administration
- Diploma in Criminal Justice
- Diploma in Grade R Teaching
- Diploma in Metropolitan and Traffic Policing
- Advanced Diploma in Traffic and Metropolitan Policing (NQF 7, 120 credits)
- Bachelor of Commerce in Management
- Bachelor of Commerce in Operations Management
- Bachelor of Administration in Licensing Practice
- Bachelor of Arts in Disaster and Safety Management
- Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management (NQF 8; admission requires a 360-credit bachelor's degree, National Higher Diploma NQF 7, or Advanced Diploma NQF 7)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Traffic Policing
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Intermediate Phase Teaching (NQF 7, minimum 136 credits)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching (NQF 7, 144 credits)