The Academic College of Tel Aviv Yaffo (, HaAkademit Tel Aviv Yaffo) is a public college based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is authorized to grant its graduates bachelor's degrees (BA, BSc and BSN) and masters degrees (MA, MSc and MBA).
History
The Academic College of Tel Aviv Yaffo was established in 1994 as a joint initiative of Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv-Yaffo Municipality and the Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education as a public college. The inaugural president of the college was Professor , a zoologist affiliated with Tel Aviv University and one of the college's founding proponents, served in this role until 2000.
The campus of the college was constructed on the site formerly occupied by the remains of the Eisenberg Hospital.
In 2019, student dormitories with 400 rooms were inaugurated on campus.
Academics
The college offers bachelor's degree studies in computer science, economics and management, information systems, psychology, nursing, and philosophy-economics-political combined degree (PAKAM).
Master's degree studies are held in computer science, information systems, psychology, science, business administration, consulting and organizational development, and family studies.
The college also hosts several institutions, including the RISE IMPACT Institute for Social and Economic Research, the "House of Israeli Art," a research institute dedicated to Israeli art, the SEED Center for Early Emotional Development, and the Mifrasim Institute for Psychotherapy Research and Teaching.