Al Jouf University is located in Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 2005 by royal decree. It is currently the only university serving the Al-Jouf Region.
Colleges and faculties
Al-Jouf University contains ten colleges on its main campus in Sakaka and a number of other colleges on various sub-campuses, some of them being former separate community colleges. These include:
The Faculty of Education
The Faculty of Pharmacy
The Faculty of Science
The Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences
The Faculty of Science and Literature (Qariyaat campus) The Community College of Qariyaat (Qariyaat campus) The Community College of Tabrajal (Tabrajal campus) The Faculty of Dentistry The Faculty of Sharee'ah and Law The Faculty of Medicine The Faculty of Humanitarian and Administrative Sciences The Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences (Qariyaat campus) The Faculty of Science and Literature (Tabrajal campus) The Community College of Sakaka The Faculty of Engineering The Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences
Community Colleges
The Community College of Sakaka was originally an all-girls college ran under the Ministry of Education separately from the university. It was formally joint to Al-Jouf University in April 2007 when a royal decree was issued for all community colleges in the kingdom to join major universities.
The Community College of Sakaka currently has an English Language Faculty and an Applied Natural Sciences Faculty for both male and female students. Students can choose between a two-year preparatory diploma or a bachelor's degree in the available faculties.