Buffalo City Public FET College is a multi-campus college situated in East London. The Further Education and Training College has four campuses: John Knox Bokwe, East London, St Mark’s and King Street.
The college offers a variety of programmes suited to students who have completed Grade 9, 10, 11 and 12, school leavers, out-of-school youth, unemployed matriculants, and public- and private-sector employees up to the age of 65.
The primary purpose of Buffalo City Public FET College is to provide National Certificate Vocational courses (NCV), which focus on practice in a simulated workplace. The two major schools of study are the School of Business and School of Engineering. Areas of specialisation include the NCV qualifications in mechatronics and safety in society.
A variety of recreational options are available to students, including sporting activities such as soccer, netball, tennis, rugby and chess, and arts and cultural activities such as choir, dance, debating and drama.
Buffalo City Public FET College’s main campus is located in Lukin Road, Selbourne, East London.
Visit Buffalo City Public FET College for more on courses available and how to apply.
With campuses in King Williams Town, Alice and Zwelitsha, Lovedale Public FET College is focused on addressing the needs of each particular region.
One of the oldest colleges in South Africa, Lovedale aims to combine theory with practice and offers courses in agriculture, business and engineering.
The college’s Alice campus is host to a number of fine art, performing arts and hand and needle craft programmes, while its Zwelitsha campus boasts the first modern, self-catering hostels in the region equipped with modern machinery and workshops.
The King Williams Town campus houses outstanding facilities such as a well-stocked research centre, modern computer labs and classrooms and a stimulated enterprise for business studies.
Among Lovedale’s notable alumni are Thabo Mbeki, Steve Biko, Chris Hani and former president of the South African Cricket board Ray Mali.
The institution’s headquarters is situated at 1 Amatola Row, King Williams Town and you can visit Lovedale Public FET College for more information.