Tertiary education schools now also play a significant role in establishing Cyprus as a regional centre for studies, offering an important cycle of study programmes. At present, alongside the country's universities, Cyprus has 4 public and 41 private Institutes of Tertiary Education (ISTE). ISTE institutions offer academic and vocational study programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level, as well as shorter programmes of study. Short-cycle programmes lead to a Certificate (one year of study), a Diploma (two years of study) or a Higher Diploma (three years of study). All study programmes offered by ISTE institutions are evaluated and accredited by the Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA).
Public Institutes of Higher Education
- Forestry College
- Mediterranean Institute of Management
- Cyprus Police Academy
- Post-Secondary Institutes of Vocational Education and Training
All private schools operating in Cyprus
Nicosia: 22 schools operate in the capital in total, and Nicosia is also home to all 4 public institutes.
- A.C. American College
- CDA College
- Casa College
- CBS – College of Business Studies
- CIM – Cyprus Business School
- City Unity College
- College of Tourism and Hotel Management
- Cyprus College
- European Institute of Management and Finance
- Frederick Institute of Technology
- Global College
- Intercollege
- KES College
- Ledra College
- Susini College
- The Cyprus Institute
- The Philips College
- Aigaia School of Art and Design
- Vladimiros Kafkaridis School of Drama
- Church of Cyprus School of Theology
- Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics
- ARTE Music Academy
Limassol: a growing city for tertiary education, Limassol currently has 8 tertiary education schools offering students a first cycle of studies.
- CDA College
- CIM – Cyprus Business School
- CTL Eurocollege
- Cyprus College
- Frederick Institute of Technology
- Mesoyios College
- The Cyprus Academy of Art
- The Limassol College – T.L.C.
Larnaca: Larnaca has 5 private tertiary education schools, two of which are found exclusively in the city of Zeno.
- Alexander College
- CDA College
- Institute of Professional Studies at UCLan Cyprus (Pyla)
- Larnaca College
- P.A. College
Famagusta: free Famagusta also has its own schools offering a first cycle of studies.
Paphos: Paphos holds a distinct place on the map, and is chosen by a growing number of students every year.
