Founded in 1988 with four campuses, the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) has grown to be the UAE’s largest applied higher educational institution, gaining a well-respected reputation for innovative and job-focused experiential learning.

Approximately 23,000 students attend 16 modern, technology-oriented men's and women's campuses throughout the UAE. HCT offers a wide range of academic programs in Applied Media, Business, Computer Information Science, Education, Engineering Technology & Science, General Academic Requirements and Health Sciences.

These programs are relevant to the UAE’s fast growing economy and ensure that HCT students have job-relevant, 21st-century skills. All courses are a hybrid blend of innovative, academic studies and work-relevant programs.

In March 2019 the HCT launched its “HCT 4.0 Employability and Beyond” initiative, which consists of three pillars - “Technical Leaders”, “No Emirati Left Behind” and “Graduate Companies”. This plan is in line with the UAE leadership’s directives announcing UAE public and private universities as free economic zones. Visit www.hct.ac.ae

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