Fees and Scholarships

Fees

 

Full-time Higher Diploma Programmes


The 2025/26 academic year tuition fees for Higher Diploma programmes are listed below:

Discipline Tuition Fees (HK$)
Business $67,000
Other Disciplines $68,800

Notes:

  1. The first instalment of tuition fee should be paid in August every year while the second instalment will be in early January in the next year.
  2. In addition to tuition fees, students will be required to pay other fees, such as caution money, students’ union fees and Chinese and Putonghua Module Study Package Fee etc.
  3. Some students may be required to study bridging modules or enhancement programmes to support their studies; or to attend additional training, industrial attachments, public examinations for which separate fees will be charged.
  4. Tuition fees are subject to annual review.

Other Fees


Application Fee:

  • HK$500
  • Early Bird Offer: HK$200 for applications submitted on or before 31 January 2025


Registration Fees:  Mainland and International applicants who have received an offer for Higher Diploma programme – HK$5,000

 

(Note: The Registration Fee received will be deducted from the first instalment of tuition fees.)

 

Student Service Fee (inclusive of student visa application fee and student insurance coverage in Hong Kong): HK$2,000

 

About Fee Payment


If you are being offered a place of study, you are required to pay Registration Fee and Student Service Fee by the designated method before the deadline specified on the Offer Notification, or your application will be invalid. The paid Registration Fee and Student Service Fee are non-refundable and non-transferable.

 


Notes:

  1. All bank transfer related charges shall be borne by the student.
  2. You are required to pay all the fees directly to VTC by the designated method. Please refrain from paying any fees to any parties or organisations other than VTC.
  3. You should only make the following 3 payments to VTC before registration: the Application Fee (if applicable), the Registration Fee and the Student Service Fee.
  4. After completion of online registration and before school commencement, you should pay the first instalment of tuition fees and other fees such as caution money and students' union fees etc. You have to pay tuition fees for the whole programme by instalments. The Registration Fee of HK$5,000 will be deducted from the first instalment of tuition fees.
  5. Other expenses such as accommodation, living and miscellaneous expenses, shall be borne by the student.

Scholarship

Non-local Student Admission Scholarship AY2025/26

Purpose To recognise new non-local students admitted to VTC full-time Higher Diploma programmes with good academic and non-academic achievements

Eligibility

 New intake of non-local students enrolled in VTC full-time Higher Diploma programmes
Award Non-local Student Admission Scholarship (Academic Achievement)
Award Amount
  • Admission Scholarship – HK$6,000 (one-off)
  • Admission Scholarship for Elite Students – HK$60,000 (one-off)
Selection Mechanism

1.  Admission Scholarship

Applicants must be full-time students at the time of submitting their admission application and meet one of the following reference scores in academic aspect:

 

i.

 International Baccalaureate – 30 or above, or
  ii. NCEE – 460 or above, or
  iii. Academic Proficiency Exam (APE) of Guangdong Province – 380 or above, or
  iv. Academic Proficiency Exam (APE) of Zhejiang Province – Attaining grade A in two subjects out of Chinese, Mathematics, and English, or
  v. GCE A-level – Grade C or above in 3 subjects, or
  vi. SAT – 1190 or above

 

2.  Admission Scholarship for Elite Students

Applicants must meet one of the following reference scores in academic aspects in the recent three years:

  i. International Baccalaureate – 32 or above, or
  ii. NCEE – 500 or above, or
  iii. Academic Proficiency Exam (APE) of Guangdong Province – 400 or above, or
  iv. Academic Proficiency Exam (APE) of Zhejiang Province – Attaining grade A in Chinese, Mathematics, and English, or
  v. GCE A-level – Grade B or above in 1 subject and Grade C or above in 2 subjects, or
  vi. SAT – 1290 or above

 

Remarks:

1. No application is required. Eligible students are automatically considered for this award.

2. The “Admission Scholarship for Elite Students” is quota-based, and the award cutoff scores may vary each year.
Award Non-local Student Admission Scholarship (Talent Development)
Award Amount
  • HK$6,000 (one-off)
Selection Mechanism

Demonstration of talents and skills in the specified areas:

i.

 receive awards in territory-wide, regional or national competitions / performances, or
ii. represent the institution or relevant association in such competitions / performances, or have a good recommendation / assessment by the institution or relevant organisation on his / her capability or talent.
  • Applicants shall provide documentary proof within the recent three years to demonstrate their achievement or talent in one or more of the following areas:
  i. Vocational skills
    e.g. WorldSkills Hong Kong Competition, The Guangzhou / Hong Kong / Macao / Chengdu Youth Skills Competition 
  ii. Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM)
    e.g. National High School Mathematics League, ITCD International Trend Cultural Design Competition
  iii. Innovation
    e.g. National Future Aircraft Design Competition
  iv. Sports and games
    e.g. Asian School Table Tennis Championships, Sichuan Provincial High School Swimming Competition

 

Remarks:
1. Applicants are required to submit the online application form by the deadline (usually mid-October each year, exact date to be confirmed).
2. Awardees of Non-Local Student Admission Scholarship (Academic Achievement) which falls under the same scholarship scheme are not allowed to apply for this scholarship.

 

VTC also offers different scholarship schemes for both local and non-local students who have outstanding achievements during their programme of study. Some of the scholarship schemes applicable to non-local students are as follows:

Scholarship Amount  (HK$) Eligibility

HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund/Self-financing Post- secondary Education Fund

 From 10,000 to 40,000

IVE, HKDI, HKIIT, ICI/CCI and MSTI students in full-time Higher Diploma programmes and

THEi/SHAPE students in Degree programmes
Dr. Ng Tat-lun Memorial Outstanding Students Award Scheme 10,000 Progressing IVE, HKDI, HKIIT, ICI/CCI and MSTI students in full-time Higher Diploma programmes

 

The above information is for reference only. The Vocational Training Council reserves the right of final decision on the selection and award of scholarships and has the right to withdraw any of the above activities or modify their contents.