ACAP is now a University College. The decision, announced by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) on Wednesday 24 July, reinforces ACAP’s position as a leading provider of quality higher education in psychology, counselling, coaching, criminology, law, social work, management, accounting and IT.
TEQSA’s University College category is reserved for the highest performing Institutes of Higher Education in Australia. ACAP now joins an elite group of just eight providers in this category, and is the only one delivering a suite of national courses for mental health professions, human services and business.
ACAP CEO, Joseph Anthonysz, said it was particularly pleasing to see ACAP become a University College in its 40th year, along with the concurrent announcement by TEQSA of its successful renewal of registration for a further seven years.
“We welcome this decision to recognise the sustained delivery of quality and excellence in higher education at ACAP with its inclusion in the University College provider category,” Mr Anthonysz said.
“Since it was founded in Sydney in 1983, ACAP has grown to become one of the largest providers of psychology and human services programs in Australia and, as a University College, is now recognised as one of the best.
“With a student-centred approach and real-world practical learning opportunities, ACAP has retained a personalised, supportive environment that fosters richer learning opportunities. Becoming a University College will not change our dedication to small class sizes and industry expert lecturers; it instead serves to reinforce our commitment to our holistic approach, which has led to improvements in student performance, satisfaction and outcomes.”
Mr Anthonysz said ACAP had made practical skills an integral part of its student toolkit, enabling graduates to apply their knowledge immediately in their workplaces.
“As a University College we will continue to play an important and ongoing role in transforming how our applied professions are taught, practised and regulated in Australia.”