Whitecliffe

Whitecliffe has continued to develop and extend the reach into Higher Education and has continued to invest in understanding industry gaps and demands, responding to these through innovative and student-centric programmes to continue to meet education needs in New Zealand, aligned with the sectors they serve and to ensure Whitecliffe graduates are highly employable and recognised for their work readiness. Whitecliffe College is New Zealand’s highest-ranked and awarded institution in the private education sector and is a long-standing Category One Private Training Establishment, established in 1984. Whitecliffe strives to actively collaborate and connect with aligned industry to ensure work-integrated learning, excellent academic programmes and actively preparing their graduates for the professions they pursue.​ Their graduates are trailblazers, they are confident in their skills and leaders of the future. Whitecliffe stands as a cornerstone in New Zealands private education landscape, boasting a storied combined legacy of over one hundred and thirty years dedicated to exemplary teaching and educational excellence across the departments of fine arts, design, fashion design, IT and creative art therapies. The consolidation of three of the oldest PTEs in New Zealand has positioned Whitecliffe as a key player in the tertiary education sector. Offering a spectrum of programmes from certificates, degrees and up to the masters level (levels 4 - 9), Whitecliffe is synonymous with academic distinction, and is committed to shaping students into global citizens in society and leaders within their respective professional fields.