Boston City Campus and Business College

Boston City Campus is a private higher education provider in South Africa.

Boston City Campus was founded by Ari Katz in 1991.^[1] In 1997, Boston City Campus opened a new division called Boston Business College and, after opening 11 colleges in Gauteng, started franchising the concept nationwide. Boston City Campus and Boston Business College later merged into one educational entity. Today, Boston City Campus is one of the largest in South Africa, with 47 Support Centres (campuses) and over 20,000 students.

• Accounting & Financial Services
• Advertising, Communication & Public Relations
• Business Management & Leadership, Marketing, Administration & Service
• Hospitality, Events & Tourism
• Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)
• Law & Human Resources
• Lifestyle & Digital Music
• Personal Development, Digital Learning Badges & Occassional Studies
• Social Science, Health & Sports

Boston City Campus has 47 Support Centres around South Africa in order to provide robust support to its students around the country. They are located in the following areas:

East London, Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), Queenstown, Mthatha

Bloemfontein, Welkom

Alberton, Bedfordview, Benoni, Bloemfontein, Braamfontein, Centurion, Germiston, Johannesburg, Kempton Park, Krugersdorp, Soweto, Orange Grove, Pretoria - Arcadia, Pretoria - Lynnwood Glen, Pretoria North, Randburg, Roodepoort, Rosebank, Sandton, Springs, Vereeniging.

Durban City, Umhlanga, Newcastle, Pietermaritzburg, Port Shepstone, Richards Bay, Stanger, Ladysmith

Polkwane, Tzaneen

Kimberley

Klerksdorp, Potchefstroom, Rustenburg

Mbombela (formerly Nelspruit), eMalahleni (formerly Witbank)

Bellville, Cape Town, George, Paarl, Somerset West

Boston City Campus is accredited in the Open Distance e-Learning methodology (ODeL), with support.

Boston City Campus employs technology-enhanced learning methods, supporting flexible, self-paced education through digital and online platforms. This approach allows students to access and review learning materials at their convenience, contributing to improved knowledge retention and academic performance. The model also accommodates students who wish to balance work, personal responsibilities, and study, with the added benefit of reducing travel and living costs.

While Boston City Campus operates as a distance education provider, it maintains a network of 47 Support Centres across South Africa. These centres offer academic support and access to campus-based services, fostering a more connected student experience.

The institution emphasises personalised academic support through proactive monitoring and mentoring systems. Students have access to online educators and on-site advisors who assist with goal setting, module selection, progress tracking, academic problem-solving, and connecting to learning resources. This integrated support framework aims to promote student success and high completion rates.

In South Africa, all Higher Education Institutions are required by law to offer only qualifications that have been accredited by the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) of the Council on Higher Education (CHE). This applies to both public and private Higher Education Institutions.

• Boston is registered with the Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET), accredited with the Council of Higher Education (CHE)
• Qualification and results will reflect on the National Learning Records Database (NLRD) with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)

The British Accreditation Council (BAC) provides a comprehensive quality assurance scheme for independent further and higher education in the UK. BAC accreditation is recognised the world over by students, agents and government officials as the clearest mark of educational quality in the private sector.

The BAC is a member organisation of the European Association for Quality Assurance (ENQA) in Higher Education. Boston City Campus is Institutionally Accredited as an Independent Higher Education Institution (IHEI) with the BAC.

The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) is a global business education accrediting body and offers accreditation to all levels of collegiate business educational degree programs, from associate to doctoral, and is recognised by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), Washington, DC, USA.

Boston City Campus is a Candidate for Accreditation of specific programmes:

• Bachelor of Accounting [SAICA accredited CA(SA) Track]
• Bachelor of Commerce in Management Marketing
• Bachelor of Commerce in Human Resources Management
• Postgraduate Diploma in Management

The following qualifications are currently candidates for accreditation with the ACBSP:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Bachelor of Commerce in Supply Chain Management

Boston City Campus is the first private higher education institution in South African to become a member of the Association of African Universities (AAU).

Other memberships and affiliations include:

• Association for Transnational Higher Education Accreditation (ATHEA)
• AWS Academy
• COMPTIA
• The Financial Planning Institute of South Africa (FPI)
• Golden Key National Honour Society
• South African Communications Industries (SACIA)
• Various SETAs
• South African Board of People Practices (SABPP)
• The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA)
• Cisco Networking Academy
• South African Business Schools Association (SABSA)