Gulf Private Colleges

Gulf Private Colleges is a private educational institution for higher education located in Hafr al-Batin Governorate in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was established in September 2016 and is situated on King Abdullah Road in al-Sulaymaniyah Neighborhood.

Gulf Colleges includes buildings equipped with facilities that provide the necessary educational resources, such as laboratories, factories, and modern equipment. In addition, they focus on the recreational aspect for students by allocating areas for games within the campus.

Gulf Private Colleges consists of several units to enhance their efficiency, including the Planning and Development Unit, the QualityAssurance Unit, the Academic Accreditation Unit, the Statistics and Evaluation Unit, the Training and Consulting Unit, and the Measurement and Surveys Unit. Additionally, the training centers include: Riada Center, Ibda'a Center and Volunteer Center.

Gulf Private Colleges offers studies in three programs: Diploma, bachelor's, and master's. Admission requires students to have the necessary English language skills for their specialization. The colleges have various departments with multiple tracks, selected to meet the needs of Hafr al-Batin community, including Business Administration with tracks in Management Information Systems, Accounting, Marketing, Financial Management, Human Resources, and Health Administration; Computer Science with tracks in Computer Science and Cybersecurity; the English Language Department with tracks in Linguistics and Translation; and the Law Department.

Gulf Colleges offers programs classified by the Civil Service, provides a monthly installment payment plan, and allows students to choose their study days, either at the beginning or end of the week, and select suitable times in the morning or evening. Additionally, there are special benefits for healthcare sector employees.

Tuition fees are determined by the number of credit hours per semester, with a minimum of twelve hours and a maximum of twenty-one hours per semester.

Gulf Colleges, through the Ministry of Education, offers the opportunity for high school graduates to study with internal scholarships. Additionally, scholarships are available through other entities according to their specific requirements, once the general conditions of the colleges are met. Applications for any type of scholarship can be submitted through the websites of the granting entities by completing the required information.

Gulf Colleges also offers special scholarships for newly admitted students in the first semester, with acceptance based on certain criteria, and automatic preference given to those with the highest grades. Besides these types, the college provides scholarships for outstanding students in the region, awards scholarships to the top three students with the highest grades each term, and offers partial scholarships for the distinguished children of duty martyrs and students with special needs. Additionally, the college provides a 10 percent tuition discount for siblings.