Tuition Fee, Scholarships and Financial Assistance

Local students enrolled in VTC’s subvented or self-financed full-time programmes may apply for various financial assistance schemes, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria. Tuition fees are subject to annual review.

Full-time S6 or above Full-time S3 or above Part-time Evening Part-time Day

Full-time Higher Diploma Programmes

The tuition fees for the 2027/28 academic year are currently under review. These will be determined taking account of inflation, curriculum structure and other relevant factors. Tuition fees are subject to annual reviews.

Applicants shall refer to the Government's revised eligibility criteria for subvented study places and subsidies for AY2027/28 and beyond. Applicants not meeting the revised eligibility criteria are subject to self-finance fees. If you need any further enquiry on visa requirements, please contact the Immigration Department of the HKSAR.

The tuition fees for the 2027/28 academic year will be announced on this homepage at a later stage.

For details of tuition fees for non-local students, please refer to the VTC Non-local Student Admission Homepage.

AY 2026/27 Tuition Fees for Full-time Higher Diploma Programmes (Applicable to local students) are Listed Below for Reference

Study duration

2 years

1st Year Tuition fees (HK$)

$35,140 ^#

Tuition fees are payable in

2 instalments

each year

^# Tuition fees are subject to annual review. The tuition fee levels for 2^nd Year will be reviewed subject to inflationary adjustments and other relevant factors.

Programmes	1^st Year Tuition Fees (HK$)
Programmes	1^st instalment	2^nd instalment
Higher Diploma	$17,570	$17,570

Remarks

In addition to tuition fees, students will be required to pay other fees, such as caution money and students’ union annual fees. Students of Higher Diploma programmes will be required to pay the study package fees for Chinese & Putonghua modules. Students of Higher Diploma in General Nursing for Enrolled Nurse will be required to pay the clinical training fee.
Some students may be required to study bridging modules or enhancement programmes to support their study; or to attend additional training, industrial attachments, public examinations for which separate fees will be charged.
Tuition fees are subject to annual review.
The information listed above is only applicable to local students.

Financial Assistance

Local students of VTC full-time subvented Higher Diploma programmes meeting the eligibility of respective schemes may apply for the following financial assistance schemes from Student Finance Office (SFO):

Tertiary Student Finance Scheme-Publicity-funded Programmes (TSFS)
Non-means-tested Load Scheme for Full time Tertiary Students (NLSFT)

Please refer to the Details of Financial Assistance for details of the above schemes.

Scholarships and Award Schemes

With the generous support of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government, industry partners, professional organisations, and individual donors, VTC awards scholarships each academic year to recognise outstanding students and support their whole-person development. Additionally, the HKSAR Government offers the Subsidy Scheme for Overseas Exchange for Post-secondary Students to assist local students enrolled in full-time Higher Diploma or Degree programmes with financial needs to participate in overseas exchange activities.

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