About Avondale College
Address and contact details
Campus location
Course information
Academic structure
Information for enrolling students
Fees schedule
Minimum requirements
Scholarship information
Quality information
About Avondale College
Avondale College
is a private provider of Christian higher education, offering a broad range of undergraduate, postgraduate and vocational education (VET) courses. Established in 1897, Avondale operates on two campuses, Lake Macquarie (NSW Central Coast), and Sydney (Wahroonga).
Avondale offers undergraduate degrees in Arts, Business, Science, Education, Nursing, and Theology. Postgraduate studies to Masters level are available in Education, Leadership and Management, Nursing, Theology and Ministry. Avondale College offers five Higher Degrees by Research, the Master of Theology (Research), Master of Nursing (Research), Master of Education (Research), Master of Arts (Research) and a Doctor of Philosophy.The College also offers vocational education courses in Outdoor Recreation.
Avondale belongs to the international network of higher education institutions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and welcomes all students who desire higher education in a Christian context. Students come from all states of Australia and from overseas. About half the undergraduate students live in residence halls on campus and take advantage of the social, intellectual, sporting and spiritual activities available. Avondale is a caring community, and its student:staff ratio (13) means that students have ready access to lecturers and support services.
Avondale is proud of its educational quality. Avondale has been consistently awarded a five star rating by The Good Universities Guide for graduates’ satisfaction with their educational experience. Avondale graduates are widely sought by employers, and many have progressed to master and doctoral degrees at Australian and overseas universities with an outstanding record of achievement.
Number of Available Higher Education Places
1900
National Priority Places
Not maintained.
Top
Address and Contact details
Street Address: 582 Freemans Drive, Cooranbong NSW 2265
Postal Address: PO Box 19 Cooranbong NSW 2265
Telephone: +61 2 4980 2222
Fax: +61 2 4980 2118
Email: reception@avondale.edu.au
Campus Location
Lake Macquarie Campus
582 Freemans Drive
Cooranbong NSW 2265
Sydney Campus
148 Fox Valley Road
Wahroonga, NSW 2076
Top
Course Information
Course Finder
Online Handbook
Top
Academic Structure
Academic Divisions
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Business and Information Technology
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Nursing and Health
- Faculty of Science and Mathematics
- Faculty of Theology
Top
Information for enrolling students
Open Days
Application process
Avondale College enquiry
Avondale College Admission requirements
Important Enrolment Date
Top
Fees Schedule
Fees Schedule: Tuition Fees and Student Contribution amounts
Top
Minimum Entrance Requirements
Minimum Entrance Requirements information
Top
Scholarship Information
Scholarships
Top
Quality Information
Providers are required to be audited. Avondale submitted documentation to the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) on 21 July 2008 and a site visit was conducted on 16-17 October 2008. The AUQA audit report was published in January 2009 and is available on www.auqa.edu.au
Return to the Top of the page