Programmes

Qualifications designed with industry

Diplomas, higher certificates, and short learning programmes. Curriculum development follows the Institute policy on learning programmes, with WIL and assessment built in.

Programme	Level	Mode	Faculty
Higher Certificate in Water Engineering	HCert	Contact / WIL	Engineering
Higher Certificate in Information Technology	HCert	Contact / distance	Computing
Higher Certificate in Cyber Security	HCert	Blended	Computing
Higher Certificate in Digital Marketing	HCert	Blended / distance	Business
Degree in Water Engineering	Degree	Contact	Engineering
Degree in Information Technology	Degree	Contact / blended	Computing
Degree in Cyber Security	Degree	Contact / blended	Computing
Degree in Digital Marketing	Degree	Blended	Business

These programme names are listed by the Institute. NQF levels, fees, and CHE programme accreditation are to be confirmed. The programmes are designed to DHET standards. Apply for the current intake via Admissions.

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Courses, accommodation and accreditation

Published EASTC facts only. Where a fact is not on the sites, it is marked to be confirmed.

Course availability

EASTECH Institute lists higher certificates and degrees in Water Engineering, Information Technology, Cyber Security, and Digital Marketing. Modes on this site include contact, blended, distance, and work-integrated learning where the programme table says so. The news page says founding-cohort applications are open for 2026 in engineering, computing, and energy.

Institute fees, class sizes, and the next start date are to be confirmed.

EASTC Technocentric Varsity, the campus college, publishes short practical courses. Its 2026 brochure says new courses start every Monday, with Saturday part-time classes. The college FAQ states short courses at R11,250. The brochure also lists other prices. Those figures are not Institute tuition.

Institute programmes · Campus course list

Student accommodation

The EASTC 2026 brochure states shared accommodation at R2,100 for short courses only, and that students supply their own food and bedding. The college FAQ also states shared accommodation at R2,100, with 24-hour security at the premises and accommodation.

A room for EASTECH Institute higher-certificate or degree students is to be confirmed.

Accreditation

Institute programmes are designed to DHET standards. DHET registration and CHE programme accreditation for these Institute qualifications are to be confirmed.

EASTC Technocentric Varsity publishes accreditation number ACC17/07/00004 in its 2026 brochure, and eastech.co.za shows DHET 2019/FE07/D33. The brochure also labels some short training courses non-accredited. Those campus registrations are not published as covering Institute higher certificates or degrees.