CIDA City Campus was an accredited university, founded in 2000, located in Lyndhurst,Johannesburg.[1] It offers three year degrees in Bachelor ofBusiness Administration.[2]
The university was an accredited Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree school[3] It was called South Africa's "first low-cost tertiary education institution."[3] Students who qualify for the business degree program received a full scholarship including books, accommodations, transportation and tuition.[4] According to the university, more than 1,500 students graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.[5] CIDA City Campus serviced 800 disadvantaged students and 80% of its graduates were reported to have found full-time employment upon graduation.[6]
CIDA City Campus launched an educational program called, Mastery Academy of Construction, and began receiving financial support from the construction company Murray & Roberts, Barloworld and its Letsema Sizwe Trust in 2007.[13]
The university suspended its first year program in 2009 to allow for a restructuring that would create a certificate for those that did not qualify for the BBA program.[3] In June the university signed an agreement withBournemouth University of Britain to create a school for tourism and hospitality. Using its CIDA Empowerment Fund, the university purchased a 25% ownership inCambridge University Press.[14] In December 2012 CIDA City Campus became financially distressed and was put under the control of a business rescue firm.[7] In December, 2014, it was closed and deregistered.[15]
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