Fees for Full-time Technical Diploma

Find out more about the fees for full-time Technical Diploma courses.

Last updated 19 November 2025

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Fee Structure for Full-time Technical Diploma courses

Fees for Full-time Technical Diploma Students

MOE Tuition Grant Scheme

SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy

Financial Schemes for Fee Payment

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Fee Structure for Full-time Technical Diploma courses

ITE follows a cohort-based fee structure for full-time Nitec, Higher Nitec and Technical Diploma courses. Under this structure, tuition fees remain unchanged throughout the course duration, providing students with greater certainty and helping them better plan their finances.

Fees for Full-time Technical Diploma Students

AY2025 Course Fees (with MOE Tuition Grant)

Course Fees	Singapore Citizen (SC)		Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR)
Course Fees	Below 40 years old	40 years old and above¹	Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR)
Tuition Fee	S$3,100.00 / S$3,410.00²	S$2,100.00 / S$2,300.00²	S$6,400.00 / S$7,040.00²
Supplementary Fee	S$36.00	S$36.00	S$36.00
Examination Fee	-	-	S$56.00
Total Per Academic Year	S$3,136.00 / S$3,446.00²	S$2,136.00 / S$2,336.00²	S$6,492.00 / S$7,132.00²

¹With Skills Future Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy.

² Fees for Technical Diploma in Culinary Arts with Restaurant Management and Technical Diploma in Beauty and Wellness Management.

Fees shown are inclusive of GST or after GST subsidy.
For details on fees for full-time Technical Diploma students admitted in each academic year, please read this document [PDF, 118 KB].
For details on fees for Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above who are admitted to full-time Technical Diploma Courses in each academic year, please read this document [PDF, 113 KB].
All fees are subject to changes as determined by MOE.

MOE Tuition Grant Scheme

The Tuition Grant Scheme was introduced by the Government to help students with the costs of tertiary education in Singapore. The Tuition Grant Scheme is currently open to full-time Technical Diploma course students who have been admitted to ITE (subject to guidelines under existing policy).

MOE Tuition Grant Scheme

Singapore Citizen (SC)	Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR)
To be eligible, you must not have received tuition grant, subsidy, sponsorship, scholarship from the Singapore Government to obtain qualification levels that are same or higher than your course.^# SC students will need to complete the MOE Tuition Grant Eligibility Declaration and submit it to your College during registration. If you do not apply or are not eligible for the MOE Tuition Grant, you will have to pay the non-subsidised* tuition fee.	To be eligible, you must not have received tuition grant, subsidy, sponsorship, scholarship from the Singapore Government to obtain qualification levels that are same or higher than your course. To be considered and awarded with the Tuition Grant, SPR students are required to complete the Tuition Grant Eligibility Option and sign the Tuition Grant Agreement. SPR Tuition Grant recipients must serve a 3-year bond obligation upon graduation. If you do not apply or are not eligible for the MOE Tuition Grant, you will have to pay the non-subsidised* tuition fee.

Singapore Citizen (SC)

Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR)

To be eligible, you must not have received tuition grant, subsidy, sponsorship, scholarship from the Singapore Government to obtain qualification levels that are same or higher than your course.^#
SC students will need to complete the MOE Tuition Grant Eligibility Declaration and submit it to your College during registration.
If you do not apply or are not eligible for the MOE Tuition Grant, you will have to pay the non-subsidised* tuition fee.

To be eligible, you must not have received tuition grant, subsidy, sponsorship, scholarship from the Singapore Government to obtain qualification levels that are same or higher than your course.
To be considered and awarded with the Tuition Grant, SPR students are required to complete the Tuition Grant Eligibility Option and sign the Tuition Grant Agreement.
SPR Tuition Grant recipients must serve a 3-year bond obligation upon graduation.
If you do not apply or are not eligible for the MOE Tuition Grant, you will have to pay the non-subsidised* tuition fee.

# All Singapore Citizens aged 40 and above will qualify for Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy for another full-time diploma programme offered at MOE-funded institutions, even if they had previously received government subsidies or sponsorship for a diploma or higher-level qualification.

* Students who do not apply and/or sign the agreement with MOE within the stipulated application period will pay annual non-subsidised fees of about $22,800 to $23,110. Students who do not apply for MOE Tuition Grant will not be eligible for any financial assistance.

Find out more about the Tuition Grant Scheme. If you have any enquiries on Tuition Grant matters, please contact the Ministry of Education at moe_tgonline@moe.gov.sg.

SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy

You may use the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy if you are a mid-career individual looking to upskill or reskill to remain competitive and resilient in the job market. You can apply for this subsidy if you meet all of the following criteria:

A Singapore Citizen aged 40 and above in year of study
Pursuing a first MOE-subsidised full-time Technical Diploma at ITE
Eligible for and is receiving the base Government subsidy (i.e. Tuition Grant for full-time diploma)¹. If you are not eligible for the Tuition Grant, you will also not qualify for this Enhanced Subsidy².

For more information about SkillsFuture programmes and initiatives, please visit SkillsFuture.

¹To be eligible for the Tuition Grant for full-time diploma, the student must not have already attained a qualification that is of the same level or higher than the course the student is pursuing and that is obtained through MOE subsidy or government sponsorships.

²For students who, for some reason, have fully exhausted the Tuition Grant eligibility during the course of study, the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy will also not be available for the remaining course of study.