Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology (Pty) Ltd is a private higher education institution in South Africa specialising in Information Technology and Business Science qualifications, delivered through both contact (on-campus) and online/distance learning. The institution traces its roots to PC Training and Business College, which commenced operations in 1998 in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal; PC Training's Higher Education Division was rebranded as Richfield in 2014. In September 2022, Richfield's TVET college operations and associated entities were separated from the higher education business and began trading again independently as PC Training and Business College (Pty) Ltd under new ownership (Alpvest (Pty) Ltd), while the higher education institution continued operating as Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology. Richfield is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution (Registration Certificate No. 2000/HE07/008 under the Higher Education Act, 1997), is accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE), and its qualifications are registered with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Its Bachelor of Commerce programme carries endorsement recognition pathways referenced to the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). Richfield describes itself as operating across 8 campuses in South Africa, including Bryanston, Newtown Junction, Centurion, Pretoria, Umhlanga, Musgrave, Cape Town and Polokwane, plus an online study platform, and states it has served students across more than three decades of operation. Programmes are offered through two faculties: Information Technology and Business Science.
Qualifications & Programmes
- Higher Certificate in Information Technology (HCIT) – NQF Level 5, 120 credits, 1 year
- Higher Certificate in Business Administration (HCBA) – NQF Level 5, 120 credits, 1 year
- Higher Certificate in Office Administration (HCOA) – NQF Level 5, 120 credits, 1 year
- Higher Certificate in Local Government Management (HCLGM) – NQF Level 5, 120 credits, 1 year
- Higher Certificate in Computer Forensics (HCCF) – NQF Level 5, 120 credits, 1 year
- Diploma in Information Technology (DIT) – NQF Level 6, 360 credits, 3 years
- Diploma in Business Administration (DBA) – NQF Level 6, 360 credits, 3 years
- Diploma in Local Government Management (DLGM) – NQF Level 6, 360 credits, 3 years
- Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) – NQF Level 7, 360 credits, 3 years
- Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSc IT) – NQF Level 7, 3 years
- Bachelor of Science Honours in Information Technology (BSc Hons IT) – NQF Level 8, 120 credits, 1 year