Unaizah Colleges

Unaizah Colleges is a private Saudi higher education institution located east of Unaizah Governorate in Qassim Province, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was inaugurated and accredited by the Ministry of Education in 2016. The colleges also obtained institutional accreditation from the Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) in 2022, in addition to receiving an e-learning license from the National Center for E-Learning in 2022.

Colleges and Specializations at Unaizah Colleges

Unaizah Colleges comprises two colleges offering a variety of specializations: the College of Engineering and Information Technology and the College of Humanities and Administrative Studies. These align with labor market requirements and contribute to serving the community, fulfilling Saudi Arabia’s future needs and vision, as follows:

• College of Engineering and Information Technology: Includes civil engineering, electrical power engineering, renewable energy engineering, electronics and communications engineering, architecture, interior design, cybersecurity, graphic design, computer science, computer engineering, artificial intelligence, and data science. Bachelor’s degree programs in this college typically take about five years over ten academic levels, except for the interior design and graphics specialization, which requires about four years over eight academic levels. Graduates can join engineering fields in the labor market or pursue postgraduate studies at prestigious universities.
• College of Humanities and Administrative Studies: Includes business administration, human resources management, accounting, marketing, psychology, law, English language, and sports science and physical activity. Bachelor’s degree programs in this college typically take four years over eight academic levels. Graduates earn a bachelor’s degree qualifying them for postgraduate studies or entry into the labor market.

Unaizah Colleges also offers higher diploma programs in collaboration with Majmaah University (post-secondary and post-bachelor’s diplomas), in addition to professional and executive master’s degree programs in collaboration with the University of Jeddah.

Board of Trustees at Unaizah Colleges

The Board of Trustees is the highest governing body of Unaizah Colleges, reviewing all strategic matters. It includes a representative from the Ministry and a group of highly qualified and experienced members.

Students, faculty, and staff at Unaizah Colleges

The College of Engineering and Information Technology has about 733 students, while the College of Humanities and Administrative Studies has about 1,394 students. The total number of faculty members is about 137, and administrative and technical staff number about 119, according to 2022 statistics.

Academic development and scientific publishing at Unaizah Colleges

Academic and professional development at Unaizah Colleges is supported by training courses for faculty, administrative, and technical staff. In 2022, the number of courses for faculty members reached about forty-two, while administrative staff attended about twenty-eight courses.

Unaizah Colleges has also focused on scientific publishing, with about eighty-one published research papers and around sixty-four under review for publication.

Accreditation of Unaizah Colleges' programs

On October 3, 2023, the Education and Training Evaluation Commission, represented by the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation 'Etimad,' signed agreements to accredit eleven academic programs at Unaizah Private Colleges, representing all of the colleges’ programs, at the colleges’ headquarters in Unaizah Governorate.

Facilities at Unaizah Colleges

Unaizah Colleges houses a number of facilities that serve all its members, including a central library, information resources, reading rooms, equipped laboratories and workshops, a moot court, a theater, a restaurant, a sports field, and a gymnasium.