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كليات الرؤية | |
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| Type | Private health sciences colleges |
|---|---|
| Established | 2009 |
| Accreditation | National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation |
| Location | , 24°47′30″N 46°48′06″E / 24.791705°N 46.801767°E |
| Language | English |
| Website | vision |
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Vision Colleges (Arabic: كليات الرؤية, Kulliyyāt ar-Ruʾyah) are private health science colleges in Saudi Arabia. This name is connected to two private colleges: Vision College in Riyadh and Vision Medical College in Jeddah. Vision Colleges provide undergraduate health sciences programs, such as medicine, dentistry, nursing, and midwifery, based on the licensing and approved curricula of each college.
According to the Council of Universities' Affairs, Vision College (Riyadh), established in 2009, is listed among private universities and colleges, while Vision College of Dentistry and Nursing (Jeddah), founded in 2010, is listed separately.[1]
Status and naming
[edit]Vision Colleges refer to two privately owned institutions that provide higher education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The two colleges have been registered separately in governmental and educational websites. The Council of Universities’ Affairs registers the first college as "Vision College in Riyadh," while the second one as "Vision College of Dentistry and Nursing in Jeddah".[1]
The Study in Saudi platform, operated by the Ministry of Education, also provides separate institution profiles for Vision College in Riyadh and Vision Medical College in Jeddah.[2][3]
History
[edit]Saudipedia states that Vision Colleges were established in 2009 and provide education in medicine, dentistry, and nursing.[4]
In Riyadh, the early development of the colleges was connected with dentistry and nursing education before expanding to medicine. The medical college in Riyadh was established after approval by the Minister of Higher Education on 9 August 2009, and the first cohort was admitted in the 2014–2015 academic year.[4]
In Jeddah, Vision Medical College began in 2010 to offer programs in dentistry, and nursing. Saudipedia states that the college received final licensing and general accreditation from the Ministry of Higher Education, now the Ministry of Education, and that its first nursing cohort graduated in the 2013–2014 academic year, followed by the first dentistry cohort in the 2015–2016 academic year.[4]
Colleges
[edit]Vision Colleges are associated with two private colleges in two Saudi cities.
| College | City | Founding year |
|---|---|---|
| Vision College in Riyadh | Riyadh | 2009[1] |
| Vision Medical College in Jeddah | Jeddah | 2010[1] |
Academic programs
[edit]Vision Colleges focus on undergraduate health education. Study in Saudi lists programs in medicine and surgery, oral and dental medicine and surgery, and nursing for both Vision College in Riyadh and Vision Medical College in Jeddah.[2][3]
Saudipedia states that the medicine and surgery program requires 212 credit hours and an internship training, the oral and dental surgery program requires 200 credit hours and an internship program, and the general nursing program requires 132 credit hours and an internship program.[4]
| Program | Vision College in Riyadh | Vision Medical College in Jeddah | Degree level |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | Yes | Yes | Bachelor's degree |
| Oral and Dental Medicine and Surgery | Yes | Yes | Bachelor's degree |
| Nursing | Yes | Yes | Bachelor's degree |
| Midwifery | Yes | — | Bachelor's degree |
On 21 April 2025, Vision College in Riyadh announced the launch of a Bachelor of Science in Midwifery program.[5]
Medical school listing
[edit]The World Directory of Medical Schools lists Vision College in Riyadh as a private, currently operational medical school in Saudi Arabia. The directory records 2014 as the year instruction started and lists the qualification title as Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.). It also records a six-year curriculum, English as the language of instruction, and 2024 as the year the curriculum was last revised.[6]
The World Directory record also lists alternate names for the school, including "College of Medicine of Vision Colleges" for 2021–2024 and "College of Medicine of Alfarabi Private Colleges" for 2014–2021.[6]
Accreditation
[edit]Vision Colleges operate within the Saudi academic accreditation system, including the Education and Training Evaluation Commission and the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation. In 2022, the Education and Training Evaluation Commission, represented by the National Centre for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation, signed an agreement to apply program accreditation standards to three bachelor's programs at Vision College in Riyadh: medicine and surgery, general nursing, and oral and dental medicine and surgery.[7]
The World Directory of Medical Schools record for Vision College in Riyadh states that the medical program was reported by the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation as accredited with conditions on 1 July 2023.[6]
See also
[edit]- Higher education in Saudi Arabia
- Ministry of Education (Saudi Arabia)
- Council of Universities' Affairs
- Education and Training Evaluation Commission
- National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation
- List of universities and colleges in Saudi Arabia
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Private universities and colleges". Council of Universities' Affairs. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ^ a b "Vision College in Riyadh". Study in Saudi, Ministry of Education. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ^ a b "Vision Medical College in Jeddah". Study in Saudi, Ministry of Education. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ^ a b c d "Vision Colleges". Saudipedia. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ^ "Vision College in Riyadh Announces Launch of Midwifery Bachelor's Program". Vision Colleges. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ^ a b c "Vision College in Riyadh". World Directory of Medical Schools. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ^ "هيئة تقويم التعليم والتدريب توقع اتفاقية لتطبيق معايير الاعتماد البرامجي لكليات الرؤية بالرياض" [Education and Training Evaluation Commission signs agreement to apply program accreditation standards to Vision Colleges in Riyadh] (in Arabic). Saudi Press Agency. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
External links
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Category:Universities and colleges in Saudi Arabia Category:Dental schools Category:Nursing schools Category:Education in Riyadh Category:Education in Jeddah Category:2009 establishments in Saudi Arabia
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