Fees

Fee structure for Full-time Technical Diploma courses  

ITE uses a cohort-based fee structure for full-time Nitec, Higher Nitec and Technical Diploma courses. Under this fee structure, students’ tuition fees will remain unchanged for the entire duration of the course.

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).

• To apply for the MOE Tuition Grant, you will need to complete the MOE Tuition Grant Scheme Form and submit it to your College during registration.

• If you do not apply or you are not eligible for the MOE Tuition Grant, you will have to pay the non-subsidised tuition fee.

Additional information for Singapore Permanent Residents (SPR)

• To be eligible for the Tuition Grant Scheme, full-time Technical Diploma SPR students must not have received tuition grant, subsidy, sponsorship, scholarship from the Singapore Government to obtain qualification levels that are same or higher than their course.

• To be considered and awarded with the Tuition Grant, SPR students are required to apply for the Tuition Grant and sign a Tuition Grant Agreement.

• SPR Tuition Grant recipients must serve a 3-year bond obligation upon graduation.

* 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 $24,000. 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.

Fees for Full-time Technical Diploma students

Please read this document [PDF, 118 KB] on fees for full-time Technical Diploma students admitted in each academic year.

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 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]. 

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

¹ To 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.

² For 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.

Financial schemes for fee payment

Upon acceptance of the course, you may pay your first term fees through one of the following financial schemes:

• Post-Secondary Education Scheme

• CPF Education Loan Scheme*

• Mendaki Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy

Please read this document [PDF, 234 KB] for more details.

*Details on CPF Education Loan Scheme for the new Technical Diploma courses will be released at a later date when available.

Learn about about other Financial Assistance Scheme and Bursary.

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*Updated as of 13 Dec 2024