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The Australian College of Theology (ACTh, the College) is a national provider of state accredited higher education courses in theology.  The College was established under the auspices of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia in 1891.  It is now an ecumenical consortium of some 2,000 students enrolled in 22 affiliated colleges approved to teach the awards of the College on its behalf.  These awards range from two-year diplomas, three-year undergraduate and coursework masters degrees to masters and doctoral research degrees.

The College is the legal entity that offers the courses and is responsible all regulations relating to the courses of study that it owns.  Its degrees are accredited by the higher education authorities in each mainland state.

The College has a centrally devised and managed curriculum and a quality assurance process that is applied across the whole consortium of affiliated colleges.  The day-to-day educational system is managed by the Dean from the College office in Sydney.  Three academic boards share this responsibility.  The boards oversee policy, regulation, review of units, and course structure for research, coursework and diploma awards.

The boards are comprised mostly of principals or senior faculty members of affiliated colleges.  A number of senior university academics also sit on the Research and Coursework Awards Boards to help ensure that the practice of the College (especially in the outcome of the consideration of research examiner’s reports and general academic policy) remains in line with best practice in the university sector.

The College is governed by a Board of Directors.  Its members are drawn from the General Synod of the Anglican Church in Australia, college principals and other persons consistent with the requirements of the Australian Government and the NSW Department of Education and Training.

The Australian College of Theology welcomes students from overseas to study at its affiliated colleges which are authorised to accept international student enrolments. 

In New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia the ACTh is the registered Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) provider and the legal entity for all courses offered by affiliated colleges in those states.

The CRICOS provider codes for these states are:

New South Wales: 02650E         Western Australia: 02558A
Victoria: 02809J                          Queensland: 02788J

In NSW the following affiliated colleges are endorsed to enrol overseas students:

• Anglican Youthworks
• Morling College
• Presbyterian Theological Centre, NSW
• Sydney Missionary and Bible College

In Western Australia the following affiliated colleges are endorsed to enrol overseas students:

• Baptist Theological College of WA
• Trinity Theological College

In Victoria the following affiliated colleges are endorsed to enrol overseas students:

• Bible College of Victoria
• Presbyterian Theological College
• Reformed Theological College
• Ridley Melbourne Mission & Ministry College

In Queensland the following affiliated colleges are endorsed to enrol overseas students:

• Bible College of Queensland
• Malyon College
• Mueller College of Ministries
• Queensland Theological College

In South Australia ACTh affiliated colleges have independent registration to enrol overseas students.  The CRICOS code for each of the courses authorised for offering at these colleges is available on the affiliated college’s website.

• Bible College SA (00706K)

The following courses may be offered to overseas students:

CRICOS	NSW	QLD	VIC	WA
State Provider Codes	02650E	02788J	02809J	02558A
Diploma of Theology	054649A	059043B	059673E
Diploma of Ministry	054659K	059042C	059674D
Advanced Diploma of Theology	054663C	059030G	059666D
Advanced Diploma of Ministry	054667K	059025D	059667C
Associate Degree of Theology	054716F	059031F	059686M
Bachelor of Christian Studies	054682M	059033D	059672F	050812E
Bachelor of Ministry	054670D	059034C	059670G	050813D
Bachelor of Theology	054676J	059037M	059668B	050815B
Bachelor of Ministry (Honours)	054673A	059036A	059671G	050814C
Bachelor of Theology (Honours)	054679F	059039J	059669A	050816A
Master of Divinity	054688E	059058F	059679K	050819J
Graduate Diploma of Divinity	054685G	059045M	059677A	050817M
Master of Arts (Christian Studies)	054694G	059049G	059681E
Graduate Diploma of Christian Studies	054691K	059046K	059678M	050818K
Master of Arts (Ministry)	054698C	059050C	059682D
Graduate Diploma of Ministry	054696E	059047J	059676B
Master of Arts (Theology)	054703M	059051B	059680F
Graduate Diploma of Theology	054700C	059048G	059675C
Master of Theology	054705J	059059E	059683C
Doctor of Ministry	054710A	059044A	059684B
Doctor of Theology	054711M		059685A

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