About us

Our ambition

Our ambition is to create a more educated, better informed world, by assisting people to advance their careers, through our study programs. Since 1988, more than 38,000 students from 70 different nationalities have graduated from the College.

Welcome from the General Manager

For over 30 years UOW College has helped more than 30,000 students from over 70 nations continue their education.

Welcome to UOW College

Vision

To be a leading University College that empowers our students for future learning and work.

Mission

UOW College provides a supportive learning environment where students build skills and knowledge through our delivery of quality English language teaching and testing, vocational courses and academic pathway programs. As an integral and strategic unit of the University of Wollongong, UOW College enables our students to meet their personal, educational and career goals.

Values

At UOW College, our values drive our behavior. They’re our commitment to creating a consistent and united operation.

  • INTEGRITY We are honest, ethical and reliable. 
  • PASSION We love what we do.
  • COURAGE We speak our mind, take the initiative and are steadfast in our decisions.
  • EXCELLENCE We encourage everyone to shine, going above and beyond.
  • COLLABORATION We share our knowledge, expertise and resources to get results.
  • INNOVATION We think outside the box.

Our core business

UOW College is a registered Higher Education Provider (HEP) with the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) and a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). UOW College is also registered with TEQSA and ASQA to deliver courses to international students studying on Australian student visas and is listed on the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS Provider Code: 02723D).

UOW College delivers Higher Education, academic pathway, English language and Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs from various University of Wollongong campuses.

UOW College offers the following education programs:

Feedback

UOW College provides a transparent and consistent approach to the handling and monitoring of feedback to ensure that staff and students have access to equitable, effective and responsive feedback mechanisms that promote and drive continuous improvement of UOWC operations. Relevant UOW College systems, policies and procedures can be accessed as follows:

^ This course is authorised to be offered to international students studying on an Australian student visa (UOW College CRICOS Code 02723D).
# This course is accredited by the University of Wollongong (CRICOS Code 00102E) and delivered by UOW College (CRICOS Code 02723D) and is authorised to be offered to international students studying on an Australian student visa.
@ This course is accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA).
* This course is accredited by the University of Wollongong and delivered by UOW College.

All Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training courses offered by UOW College are recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework.

An overview of the teaching facilities, learning resources and services provided for students can be found in the 2019 Course Guide.